What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

0.0491 units per person, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.

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.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0071 units per person

in 2020

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

0.0562 units per person

in 2020

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

1st

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

2nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.0562 units per person against 0.0071 units per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0491 units per person.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 8.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 2nd of 43 groups.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0099 units per person	0.0525 units per person	0.0427 units per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	0.0082 units per person	0.0531 units per person	0.0449 units per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	0.0071 units per person	0.0555 units per person	0.0484 units per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	0.0071 units per person	0.0562 units per person	0.0491 units per person	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.0562 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 0.0491 units per person, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 2nd 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: 23 August 2026

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.