Bahrain vs OECD members: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Bahrain
0.0129 units per person
in 2020
OECD members
0.0043 units per person
in 2020
Bahrain rank
13th
OECD members rank
12th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Bahrain
  • OECD members
00.010.020.030.04198520022020

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.0129 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0086 units per person.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 3.0 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was OECD members ahead.

Bahrain ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 12th of 173 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0083 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0012 units per person Bahrain
1990s 0.0248 units per person 0.0064 units per person 0.0184 units per person Bahrain
2000s 0.0244 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0191 units per person Bahrain
2010s 0.0145 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0099 units per person Bahrain
2020s 0.0129 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0086 units per person Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Bahrain or OECD members?
Bahrain, at 0.0129 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Bahrain and OECD members?
0.0086 units per person, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and OECD members?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and OECD members rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Bahrain ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 12th 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.