Brunei Darussalam vs World: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Brunei Darussalam
0.0179 units per person
in 2020
World
0.0035 units per person
in 2020
Brunei Darussalam rank
5th
World rank
3rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • World
00.010.020.03198520022020

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 0.0179 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0144 units per person.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 5.1 times World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Brunei Darussalam has been ahead every year.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 5th and World ranks 3rd of 173 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam World Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0174 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0128 units per person Brunei Darussalam
1990s 0.0225 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.0178 units per person Brunei Darussalam
2000s 0.0274 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0231 units per person Brunei Darussalam
2010s 0.022 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0182 units per person Brunei Darussalam
2020s 0.0179 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0144 units per person Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Brunei Darussalam or World?
Brunei Darussalam, at 0.0179 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in World as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Brunei Darussalam and World?
0.0144 units per person, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Brunei Darussalam and World rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 5th and World ranks 3rd 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.