Cuba vs Sao Tome and Principe: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Cuba
0.0068 units per person
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
0.007 units per person
in 1999
Cuba rank
38th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
36th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Cuba
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.0050.010.0150.020.0250.03198520022020

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.007 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 173 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0282 units per person 0.0083 units per person 0.0199 units per person Cuba
1990s 0.0146 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.0071 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.007 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in Cuba as of 1999.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0002 units per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 1999.
How do Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Cuba ranks 38th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th 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.