Portugal vs Tunisia: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Portugal
52,000
in 2020
Tunisia
48,000
in 2020
Portugal rank
68th
Tunisia rank
70th

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Portugal
  • Tunisia
40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k198520022020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 52,000 against 48,000 in Tunisia, a difference of 4,000.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

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

Portugal ranks 68th and Tunisia ranks 70th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 88,500 37,550 50,950 Portugal
1990s 93,630 43,250 50,380 Portugal
2000s 91,114 47,380 43,734 Portugal
2010s 73,323 47,840 25,483 Portugal
2020s 52,000 48,000 4,000 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Portugal or Tunisia?
Portugal, at 52,000 against 48,000 in Tunisia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Portugal and Tunisia?
4,000, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tunisia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Tunisia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Portugal ranks 68th and Tunisia ranks 70th 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.