Bulgaria vs Italy: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Bulgaria
0.0056 units per person
in 2020
Italy
0.0057 units per person
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
54th
Italy rank
52nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0057 units per person against 0.0056 units per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 54th and Italy ranks 52nd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0167 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0089 units per person Bulgaria
1990s 0.0134 units per person 0.0091 units per person 0.0043 units per person Bulgaria
2000s 0.0113 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0036 units per person Bulgaria
2010s 0.0062 units per person 0.0059 units per person 0.0003 units per person Bulgaria
2020s 0.0056 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0 units per person Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Bulgaria or Italy?
Italy, at 0.0057 units per person against 0.0056 units per person in Bulgaria as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Bulgaria and Italy?
0.0001 units per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 54th and Italy ranks 52nd 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.