Cyprus vs Saudi Arabia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Cyprus
0.01 units per person
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
0.0089 units per person
in 2020
Cyprus rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Cyprus
  • Saudi Arabia
00.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 0.01 units per person against 0.0089 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0158 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.008 units per person Cyprus
1990s 0.0131 units per person 0.0135 units per person 0.0004 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0104 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.0009 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0116 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0026 units per person Cyprus
2020s 0.01 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.001 units per person Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Cyprus or Saudi Arabia?
Cyprus, at 0.01 units per person against 0.0089 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Cyprus and Saudi Arabia?
0.0011 units per person, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Saudi Arabia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cyprus and Saudi Arabia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Cyprus ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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.