Bhutan vs Upper middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Bhutan
0.0101 units per person
in 2000
Upper middle income
0.0033 units per person
in 2020
Bhutan rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
23rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Bhutan
  • Upper middle income
0.0040.0060.0080.010.012198520022020

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.0101 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0068 units per person.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0059 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0013 units per person Bhutan
1990s 0.0098 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0054 units per person Bhutan
2000s 0.0101 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0056 units per person Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Bhutan or Upper middle income?
Bhutan, at 0.0101 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2000.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Bhutan and Upper middle income?
0.0068 units per person, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Upper middle income?
10 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2000.
How do Bhutan and Upper middle income rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Bhutan ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.