Australia vs United Kingdom: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Australia
0.0023 units per person
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.0023 units per person
in 2020
Australia rank
111th
United Kingdom rank
113th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
00.0020.0040.006198520022020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0023 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Australia ranks 111th and United Kingdom ranks 113th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0043 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0014 units per person United Kingdom
1990s 0.0035 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0009 units per person United Kingdom
2000s 0.0026 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.0006 units per person United Kingdom
2010s 0.0024 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0023 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Australia or United Kingdom?
Australia, at 0.0023 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Australia and United Kingdom?
0 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Australia ranks 111th and United Kingdom ranks 113th 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.