Rwanda vs Yemen: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled

Rwanda
35,000
in 2020
Yemen
40,000
in 2020
Rwanda rank
84th
Yemen rank
81st

Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled over time

  • Rwanda
  • Yemen
050.0k100.0k150.0k198520022020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 40,000 against 35,000 in Rwanda, a difference of 5,000.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Yemen ahead.

Rwanda ranks 84th and Yemen ranks 81st of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 5,600 63,050 57,450 Yemen
1990s 38,300 105,140 66,840 Yemen
2000s 55,100 135,940 80,840 Yemen
2010s 35,000 71,160 36,160 Yemen
2020s 35,000 40,000 5,000 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled, Rwanda or Yemen?
Yemen, at 40,000 against 35,000 in Rwanda as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled between Rwanda and Yemen?
5,000, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Yemen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Rwanda and Yemen rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
Rwanda ranks 84th 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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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.