Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Cape Verde
0.0019 units per person
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.002 units per person
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
128th
Costa Rica rank
126th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Costa Rica
00.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.002 units per person against 0.0019 units per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 126th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0152 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0114 units per person Cape Verde
1990s 0.0026 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0007 units per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0025 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0013 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0023 units per person 0.0021 units per person 0.0002 units per person Cape Verde
2020s 0.0019 units per person 0.002 units per person 0 units per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.002 units per person against 0.0019 units per person in Cape Verde as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
0.0001 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
30 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Cape Verde ranks 128th and Costa Rica ranks 126th 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.