European Union vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

European Union
0.0043 units per person
in 2020
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.0562 units per person
in 2020
European Union rank
1st
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
2nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • European Union
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.0562 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.0519 units per person.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 13.1 times European Union's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 1st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 2nd of 3 groups.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0078 units per person 0.0464 units per person 0.0386 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 0.0075 units per person 0.0533 units per person 0.0458 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 0.0056 units per person 0.0531 units per person 0.0475 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 0.0045 units per person 0.0555 units per person 0.051 units per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 0.0043 units per person 0.0562 units per person 0.0519 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, European Union or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.0562 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
0.0519 units per person, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do European Union and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
European Union ranks 1st and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 2nd 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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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
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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.