Egypt vs Indonesia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Egypt
836,000
in 2020
Indonesia
676,000
in 2020
Egypt rank
7th
Indonesia rank
9th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Egypt
  • Indonesia
200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k198520022020

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 836,000 against 676,000 in Indonesia, a difference of 160,000.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 173 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 447,500 281,550 165,950 Egypt
1990s 546,800 382,270 164,530 Egypt
2000s 806,000 546,500 259,500 Egypt
2010s 835,600 666,650 168,950 Egypt
2020s 836,000 676,000 160,000 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Egypt or Indonesia?
Egypt, at 836,000 against 676,000 in Indonesia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Egypt and Indonesia?
160,000, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Indonesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Indonesia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Egypt ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 7,420 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.