East Asia & Pacific vs Iraq: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

East Asia & Pacific
0.0033 units per person
in 2020
Iraq
0.0109 units per person
in 2020
East Asia & Pacific rank
22nd
Iraq rank
19th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Iraq
00.020.040.060.08198520022020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0109 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.0076 units per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 3.3 times East Asia & Pacific's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 19th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Iraq Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0049 units per person 0.0607 units per person 0.0558 units per person Iraq
1990s 0.0045 units per person 0.0271 units per person 0.0226 units per person Iraq
2000s 0.0042 units per person 0.0157 units per person 0.0115 units per person Iraq
2010s 0.0037 units per person 0.0118 units per person 0.0082 units per person Iraq
2020s 0.0033 units per person 0.0109 units per person 0.0076 units per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, East Asia & Pacific or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.0109 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between East Asia & Pacific and Iraq?
0.0076 units per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Iraq?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Iraq rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 19th 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.