Brunei vs North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Brunei
0.0179 units per person
in 2020
North Korea
0.0562 units per person
in 2020
Brunei rank
5th
North Korea rank
2nd
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Brunei
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0562 units per person against 0.0179 units per person in Brunei, a difference of 0.0383 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 3.1 times Brunei's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 5th and North Korea ranks 2nd of 173 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0174 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 0.0289 units per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0225 units per person | 0.0533 units per person | 0.0308 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0274 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.022 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 0.0335 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0179 units per person | 0.0562 units per person | 0.0383 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Brunei or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0562 units per person against 0.0179 units per person in Brunei as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Brunei and North Korea?
- 0.0383 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and North Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Brunei and North Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Brunei ranks 5th and North Korea ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.