Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Bangladesh
0.0014 units per person
in 2020
Ethiopia
0.0012 units per person
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
142nd
Ethiopia rank
145th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Ethiopia
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005198520022020

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0014 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Ethiopia ranks 145th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0009 units per person 0.0054 units per person 0.0045 units per person Ethiopia
1990s 0.0011 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0016 units per person Ethiopia
2000s 0.0015 units per person 0.0027 units per person 0.0012 units per person Ethiopia
2010s 0.0014 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0001 units per person Bangladesh
2020s 0.0014 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0002 units per person Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
Bangladesh, at 0.0014 units per person against 0.0012 units per person in Ethiopia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
0.0002 units per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Ethiopia ranks 145th 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.