Egypt vs South Asia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Egypt
0.0076 units per person
in 2020
South Asia
0.0023 units per person
in 2020
Egypt rank
33rd
South Asia rank
34th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Egypt
  • South Asia
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01198520022020

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.0076 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.0053 units per person.

That makes Egypt's figure about 3.3 times South Asia's.

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

Egypt ranks 33rd and South Asia ranks 34th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0084 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0069 units per person Egypt
1990s 0.0083 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0065 units per person Egypt
2000s 0.01 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0077 units per person Egypt
2010s 0.0085 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0062 units per person Egypt
2020s 0.0076 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0054 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 South Asia?
Egypt, at 0.0076 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in South Asia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Egypt and South Asia?
0.0053 units per person, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Asia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Egypt and South Asia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Egypt ranks 33rd and South Asia 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.