Eritrea vs North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Eritrea
0.0614 units per person
in 2020
North Korea
0.0562 units per person
in 2020
Eritrea rank
1st
North Korea rank
2nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Eritrea
  • North Korea
0.020.040.060.080.1198520022020

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0614 units per person against 0.0562 units per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.0052 units per person.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was North Korea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 2nd of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.035 units per person 0.0521 units per person 0.0172 units per person North Korea
2000s 0.0761 units per person 0.0532 units per person 0.0229 units per person Eritrea
2010s 0.0652 units per person 0.0555 units per person 0.0098 units per person Eritrea
2020s 0.0614 units per person 0.0562 units per person 0.0052 units per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Eritrea or North Korea?
Eritrea, at 0.0614 units per person against 0.0562 units per person in North Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Eritrea and North Korea?
0.0052 units per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and North Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and North Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Eritrea ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 2nd 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.