Arab World vs North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Arab World
0.0068 units per person
in 2020
North Korea
0.0562 units per person
in 2020
Arab World rank
2nd
North Korea rank
2nd
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Arab World
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0562 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in Arab World, a difference of 0.0494 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 8.3 times Arab World's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 2nd and North Korea ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 0.0326 units per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0113 units per person | 0.0533 units per person | 0.042 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | 0.043 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 0.0478 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0562 units per person | 0.0494 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Arab World or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0562 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in Arab World as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Arab World and North Korea?
- 0.0494 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and North Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Arab World and North Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Arab World ranks 2nd and North Korea ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.