Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Bhutan
0.0101 units per person
in 2000
Saudi Arabia
0.0089 units per person
in 2020
Bhutan rank
23rd
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Bhutan
  • Saudi Arabia
0.0050.0070.010.0130.0150.018198520022020

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.0101 units per person against 0.0089 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0012 units per person.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Bhutan ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 173 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0059 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0018 units per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0098 units per person 0.013 units per person 0.0032 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0101 units per person 0.0134 units per person 0.0034 units per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Bhutan or Saudi Arabia?
Bhutan, at 0.0101 units per person against 0.0089 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2000.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?
0.0012 units per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2000.
How do Bhutan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Bhutan ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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.