East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Myanmar: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
0.0032 units per person
in 2020
Myanmar
0.0087 units per person
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
25th
Myanmar rank
27th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Myanmar
0.0040.0060.0080.010.012198520022020

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.0087 units per person against 0.0032 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0055 units per person.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Myanmar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0047 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0004 units per person Myanmar
1990s 0.0042 units per person 0.0083 units per person 0.0041 units per person Myanmar
2000s 0.0039 units per person 0.0107 units per person 0.0068 units per person Myanmar
2010s 0.0034 units per person 0.0101 units per person 0.0066 units per person Myanmar
2020s 0.0032 units per person 0.0087 units per person 0.0055 units per person Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 0.0087 units per person against 0.0032 units per person in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
0.0055 units per person, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Myanmar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Myanmar rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 27th of 43 groups.
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.