European Union vs North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
European Union
0.0043 units per person
in 2020
North Korea
0.0562 units per person
in 2020
European Union rank
1st
North Korea rank
2nd
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- European Union
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea 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 North Korea's figure about 13.1 times European Union's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 0.0386 units per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0533 units per person | 0.0458 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0475 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 0.051 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0562 units per person | 0.0519 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, European Union or North Korea?
- North Korea, 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 North Korea?
- 0.0519 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and North Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do European Union and North Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- European Union ranks 1st and North Korea 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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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.