Eritrea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Eritrea
202,000
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.73 million
in 2020
Eritrea rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time
- Eritrea
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.73 million against 202,000 in Eritrea, a difference of 1.53 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 8.6 times Eritrea's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 173 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,300 | 1.50 million | 1.43 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 195,685 | 1.57 million | 1.37 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 201,800 | 1.84 million | 1.64 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 202,000 | 1.73 million | 1.53 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Eritrea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.73 million against 202,000 in Eritrea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.53 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
- How do Eritrea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Eritrea ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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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About this data
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.