Colombia vs IDA total: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Colombia
0.0085 units per person
in 2020
IDA total
0.0025 units per person
in 2020
Colombia rank
29th
IDA total rank
31st

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • IDA total
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01198520022020

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0085 units per person against 0.0025 units per person in IDA total, a difference of 0.006 units per person.

That makes Colombia's figure about 3.3 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was IDA total ahead.

Colombia ranks 29th and IDA total ranks 31st of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and IDA total in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia IDA total Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0026 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.0005 units per person IDA total
1990s 0.005 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0013 units per person Colombia
2000s 0.008 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0044 units per person Colombia
2010s 0.0099 units per person 0.003 units per person 0.0068 units per person Colombia
2020s 0.0085 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0059 units per person Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Colombia or IDA total?
Colombia, at 0.0085 units per person against 0.0025 units per person in IDA total as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Colombia and IDA total?
0.006 units per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and IDA total?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Colombia and IDA total rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Colombia ranks 29th and IDA total ranks 31st 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.