Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Costa Rica
0.002 units per person
in 2020
New Zealand
0.002 units per person
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
126th
New Zealand rank
127th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
0.0020.0030.0040.0050.006198520022020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.002 units per person against 0.002 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 126th and New Zealand ranks 127th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0037 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0 units per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0033 units per person 0.0028 units per person 0.0005 units per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.0036 units per person 0.0022 units per person 0.0014 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0021 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0001 units per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.002 units per person 0.002 units per person 0 units per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
Costa Rica, at 0.002 units per person against 0.002 units per person in New Zealand as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
0 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 126th and New Zealand ranks 127th 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.