Cuba vs El Salvador: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Cuba
0.0068 units per person
in 2020
El Salvador
0.0067 units per person
in 2020
Cuba rank
38th
El Salvador rank
39th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
00.010.020.03198520022020

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.0068 units per person against 0.0067 units per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 38th and El Salvador ranks 39th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 0.022 units per person 0.0085 units per person 0.0135 units per person Cuba
1990s 0.0146 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0069 units per person Cuba
2000s 0.0067 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0022 units per person Cuba
2010s 0.0067 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.0006 units per person Cuba
2020s 0.0068 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0001 units per person Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Cuba or El Salvador?
Cuba, at 0.0068 units per person against 0.0067 units per person in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Cuba and El Salvador?
0.0001 units per person, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Cuba ranks 38th and El Salvador ranks 39th 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.