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

Afghanistan
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
Malaysia
0.004 units per person
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
73rd
Malaysia rank
76th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malaysia
00.0050.010.0150.020.025198520022020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0042 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 76th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0044 units per person 0.0069 units per person 0.0026 units per person Malaysia
1990s 0.0128 units per person 0.0064 units per person 0.0064 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0056 units per person 0.005 units per person 0.0006 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0096 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0053 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0042 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0002 units per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Afghanistan or Malaysia?
Afghanistan, at 0.0042 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Malaysia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Afghanistan and Malaysia?
0.0002 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malaysia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Malaysia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 76th 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.