Cambodia vs South Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Cambodia
0.0114 units per person
in 2020
South Korea
0.011 units per person
in 2020
Cambodia rank
17th
South Korea rank
18th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Cambodia
  • South Korea
0.010.020.03198520022020

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 0.0114 units per person against 0.011 units per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.

Cambodia ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 18th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia South Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0099 units per person 0.0149 units per person 0.0051 units per person South Korea
1990s 0.0215 units per person 0.0156 units per person 0.0059 units per person Cambodia
2000s 0.0158 units per person 0.0143 units per person 0.0015 units per person Cambodia
2010s 0.0124 units per person 0.0126 units per person 0.0002 units per person South Korea
2020s 0.0114 units per person 0.011 units per person 0.0004 units per person Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Cambodia or South Korea?
Cambodia, at 0.0114 units per person against 0.011 units per person in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Cambodia and South Korea?
0.0004 units per person, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and South Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cambodia and South Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Cambodia ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 18th 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.