Netherlands vs Yemen: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled
Netherlands
41,000
in 2020
Yemen
40,000
in 2020
Netherlands rank
79th
Yemen rank
81st
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time
- Netherlands
- Yemen
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 41,000 against 40,000 in Yemen, a difference of 1,000.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 81st of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 105,750 | 63,050 | 42,700 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 78,728 | 105,140 | 26,412 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 51,578 | 135,940 | 84,362 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 42,111 | 71,160 | 29,049 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 41,000 | 40,000 | 1,000 | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Netherlands or Yemen?
- Netherlands, at 41,000 against 40,000 in Yemen as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Netherlands and Yemen?
- 1,000, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Yemen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and Yemen rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Netherlands ranks 79th and Yemen ranks 81st 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.