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

Bulgaria
0.0056 units per person
in 2020
Vietnam
0.0053 units per person
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
54th
Vietnam rank
56th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Vietnam
0.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0056 units per person against 0.0053 units per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Vietnam ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 54th and Vietnam ranks 56th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0167 units per person 0.0184 units per person 0.0017 units per person Vietnam
1990s 0.0134 units per person 0.0105 units per person 0.0029 units per person Bulgaria
2000s 0.0113 units per person 0.0063 units per person 0.005 units per person Bulgaria
2010s 0.0062 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0005 units per person Bulgaria
2020s 0.0056 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0003 units per person Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Bulgaria or Vietnam?
Bulgaria, at 0.0056 units per person against 0.0053 units per person in Vietnam as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Bulgaria and Vietnam?
0.0003 units per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Vietnam?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and Vietnam rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Bulgaria ranks 54th and Vietnam ranks 56th 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.