Belarus vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Belarus
0.0168 units per person
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0061 units per person
in 2020
Belarus rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
4th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Belarus
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.0168 units per person against 0.0061 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.0107 units per person.

That makes Belarus's figure about 2.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 4th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0094 units per person 0.0096 units per person 0.0001 units per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 0.0181 units per person 0.0085 units per person 0.0096 units per person Belarus
2010s 0.0169 units per person 0.0068 units per person 0.0101 units per person Belarus
2020s 0.0168 units per person 0.0061 units per person 0.0108 units per person Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Belarus or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Belarus, at 0.0168 units per person against 0.0061 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Belarus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.0107 units per person, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Belarus and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Belarus ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 4th 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.