Djibouti vs Iraq: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Djibouti
0.0118 units per person
in 2020
Iraq
0.0109 units per person
in 2020
Djibouti rank
16th
Iraq rank
19th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Djibouti
  • Iraq
00.020.040.060.08198520022020

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.0118 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iraq ahead.

Djibouti ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 19th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Iraq Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0075 units per person 0.0607 units per person 0.0531 units per person Iraq
1990s 0.0144 units per person 0.0271 units per person 0.0127 units per person Iraq
2000s 0.015 units per person 0.0156 units per person 0.0005 units per person Iraq
2010s 0.0129 units per person 0.0118 units per person 0.0011 units per person Djibouti
2020s 0.0118 units per person 0.0109 units per person 0.0009 units per person Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Djibouti or Iraq?
Djibouti, at 0.0118 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Djibouti and Iraq?
0.0009 units per person, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Iraq?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Djibouti and Iraq rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Djibouti ranks 16th and Iraq ranks 19th 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.