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

Colombia
0.0085 units per person
in 2020
Qatar
0.0079 units per person
in 2020
Colombia rank
29th
Qatar rank
32nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Qatar
00.0050.010.0150.020.025198520022020

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0085 units per person against 0.0079 units per person in Qatar, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Qatar ahead.

Colombia ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 32nd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0026 units per person 0.0164 units per person 0.0139 units per person Qatar
1990s 0.005 units per person 0.0208 units per person 0.0157 units per person Qatar
2000s 0.0081 units per person 0.0139 units per person 0.0058 units per person Qatar
2010s 0.0099 units per person 0.0072 units per person 0.0027 units per person Colombia
2020s 0.0085 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0006 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 Qatar?
Colombia, at 0.0085 units per person against 0.0079 units per person in Qatar as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Colombia and Qatar?
0.0006 units per person, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Qatar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Colombia and Qatar rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Colombia ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 32nd 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.