European Union vs Israel: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

European Union
0.0043 units per person
in 2020
Israel
0.0193 units per person
in 2020
European Union rank
1st
Israel rank
3rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • European Union
  • Israel
00.010.020.030.04198520022020

How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.0193 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.015 units per person.

That makes Israel's figure about 4.5 times European Union's.

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

European Union ranks 1st and Israel ranks 3rd of 3 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Israel Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0078 units per person 0.0379 units per person 0.0301 units per person Israel
1990s 0.0075 units per person 0.0338 units per person 0.0262 units per person Israel
2000s 0.0056 units per person 0.026 units per person 0.0204 units per person Israel
2010s 0.0045 units per person 0.022 units per person 0.0176 units per person Israel
2020s 0.0043 units per person 0.0193 units per person 0.015 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, European Union or Israel?
Israel, at 0.0193 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in European Union as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between European Union and Israel?
0.015 units per person, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Israel?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do European Union and Israel rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
European Union ranks 1st and Israel ranks 3rd of 3 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.