Central Europe and the Baltics vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Central Europe and the Baltics
0.0052 units per person
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.0145 units per person
in 2020
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
8th
Sri Lanka rank
9th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Central Europe and the Baltics
  • Sri Lanka
00.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0145 units per person against 0.0052 units per person in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 0.0093 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.8 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Central Europe and the Baltics averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Europe and the Baltics Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0072 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0058 units per person Central Europe and the Baltics
1990s 0.0082 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0007 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.006 units per person 0.0109 units per person 0.0049 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0049 units per person 0.0124 units per person 0.0075 units per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0052 units per person 0.0145 units per person 0.0093 units per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Central Europe and the Baltics or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0145 units per person against 0.0052 units per person in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka?
0.0093 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 43 groups.
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.