Canada vs China: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Canada
0.0019 units per person
in 2020
China
0.0018 units per person
in 2020
Canada rank
129th
China rank
132nd
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in China, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 129th and China ranks 132nd of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | China |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | China |
| 2010s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 0.0019 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Canada and China?
- 0.0001 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Canada ranks 129th and China ranks 132nd 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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About this data
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.