Djibouti vs North America: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Djibouti
0.0118 units per person
in 2020
North America
0.004 units per person
in 2020
Djibouti rank
16th
North America rank
19th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Djibouti
  • North America
0.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.0118 units per person against 0.004 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0078 units per person.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 3.0 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North America ahead.

Djibouti ranks 16th and North America ranks 19th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and North America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti North America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0075 units per person 0.0085 units per person 0.0009 units per person North America
1990s 0.0144 units per person 0.0063 units per person 0.0081 units per person Djibouti
2000s 0.015 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0102 units per person Djibouti
2010s 0.0129 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0087 units per person Djibouti
2020s 0.0118 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0078 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 North America?
Djibouti, at 0.0118 units per person against 0.004 units per person in North America as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Djibouti and North America?
0.0078 units per person, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and North America?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Djibouti and North America rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Djibouti ranks 16th and North America 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.