Egypt vs Iran: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Egypt
0.0076 units per person
in 2020
Iran
0.0074 units per person
in 2020
Egypt rank
33rd
Iran rank
34th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • Iran
00.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0076 units per person against 0.0074 units per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran ahead.

Egypt ranks 33rd and Iran ranks 34th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iran Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0084 units per person 0.0115 units per person 0.0031 units per person Iran
1990s 0.0083 units per person 0.0105 units per person 0.0022 units per person Iran
2000s 0.01 units per person 0.0081 units per person 0.0019 units per person Egypt
2010s 0.0085 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0015 units per person Egypt
2020s 0.0076 units per person 0.0074 units per person 0.0002 units per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Egypt or Iran?
Egypt, at 0.0076 units per person against 0.0074 units per person in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Egypt and Iran?
0.0002 units per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Egypt ranks 33rd and Iran ranks 34th 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.