Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Israel: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0071 units per person
in 2020
Israel
0.0193 units per person
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
1st
Israel rank
3rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Israel
0.010.020.030.04198520022020

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.0193 units per person against 0.0071 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0122 units per person.

That makes Israel's figure about 2.7 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Israel ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Israel Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0099 units per person 0.0323 units per person 0.0225 units per person Israel
2000s 0.0082 units per person 0.026 units per person 0.0178 units per person Israel
2010s 0.0071 units per person 0.022 units per person 0.015 units per person Israel
2020s 0.0071 units per person 0.0193 units per person 0.0123 units per person Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Israel?
Israel, at 0.0193 units per person against 0.0071 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Israel?
0.0122 units per person, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Israel?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Israel rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Israel ranks 3rd 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.