Belarus vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Belarus
0.0168 units per person
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.0145 units per person
in 2020
Belarus rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
9th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Belarus
  • Sri Lanka
00.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.0168 units per person against 0.0145 units per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0023 units per person.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0094 units per person 0.0102 units per person 0.0007 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0181 units per person 0.0109 units per person 0.0071 units per person Belarus
2010s 0.0169 units per person 0.0124 units per person 0.0044 units per person Belarus
2020s 0.0168 units per person 0.0145 units per person 0.0024 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 Sri Lanka?
Belarus, at 0.0168 units per person against 0.0145 units per person in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Belarus and Sri Lanka?
0.0023 units per person, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sri Lanka?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Belarus and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Belarus ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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.