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

Afghanistan
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
Spain
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
73rd
Spain rank
75th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Spain
00.0050.010.0150.020.025198520022020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0042 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Spain, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Spain ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 75th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Spain Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0044 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0034 units per person Spain
1990s 0.0128 units per person 0.0063 units per person 0.0066 units per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0056 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0004 units per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0096 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0052 units per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0042 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0 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 Spain?
Afghanistan, at 0.0042 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Afghanistan and Spain?
0 units per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Spain?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Spain rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 73rd and Spain ranks 75th 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.