Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0071 units per person
in 2020
North Korea
0.0562 units per person
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
1st
North Korea rank
2nd
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea 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 North Korea's figure about 8.0 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 29 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0525 units per person | 0.0427 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0449 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 0.0484 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0562 units per person | 0.0491 units per person | North Korea |
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 North Korea?
- North Korea, 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 North Korea?
- 0.0491 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and North Korea?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and North Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st and North Korea 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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About this data
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.