Canada vs Nicaragua: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Canada
0.0019 units per person
in 2020
Nicaragua
0.0018 units per person
in 2020
Canada rank
129th
Nicaragua rank
131st

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Nicaragua
00.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua ahead.

Canada ranks 129th and Nicaragua ranks 131st of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0032 units per person 0.0165 units per person 0.0133 units per person Nicaragua
1990s 0.0027 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0011 units per person Nicaragua
2000s 0.002 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0006 units per person Nicaragua
2010s 0.0019 units per person 0.002 units per person 0 units per person Nicaragua
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 Nicaragua?
Canada, at 0.0019 units per person against 0.0018 units per person in Nicaragua as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Canada and Nicaragua?
0.0001 units per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nicaragua?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Canada and Nicaragua rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Canada ranks 129th and Nicaragua ranks 131st 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.