Afghanistan vs France: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
France
0.0045 units per person
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
73rd
France rank
70th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • France
00.0050.010.0150.020.025198520022020

How they compare

France currently reports 0.0045 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was France ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 73rd and France ranks 70th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan France Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0044 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0045 units per person France
1990s 0.0128 units per person 0.0084 units per person 0.0045 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0056 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0001 units per person France
2010s 0.0096 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0048 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0042 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0003 units per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Afghanistan or France?
France, at 0.0045 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Afghanistan and France?
0.0003 units per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and France?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and France rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 73rd and France ranks 70th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.