Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sao Tome and Principe: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0017 units per person
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
0.007 units per person
in 1999
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
38th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
36th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.0020.0040.0060.008198520022020

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.007 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0053 units per person.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 4.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 43 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 0.003 units per person 0.0083 units per person 0.0053 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.003 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0045 units per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.007 units per person against 0.0017 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 1999.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0053 units per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 1999.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 43 groups.
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.