China vs Gambia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

China
0.0018 units per person
in 2020
Gambia
0.0016 units per person
in 2020
China rank
132nd
Gambia rank
135th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • China
  • Gambia
00.0010.0020.0030.004198520022020

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0018 units per person against 0.0016 units per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 132nd and Gambia ranks 135th of 173 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0036 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0023 units per person China
1990s 0.003 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.002 units per person China
2000s 0.0027 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0022 units per person China
2010s 0.0021 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0014 units per person China
2020s 0.0018 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0002 units per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, China or Gambia?
China, at 0.0018 units per person against 0.0016 units per person in Gambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between China and Gambia?
0.0002 units per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Gambia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do China and Gambia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
China ranks 132nd and Gambia ranks 135th 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.