Greece vs OECD members: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Greece
0.0137 units per person
in 2020
OECD members
0.0043 units per person
in 2020
Greece rank
11th
OECD members rank
12th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Greece
  • OECD members
0.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.0137 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0094 units per person.

That makes Greece's figure about 3.2 times OECD members's.

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

Greece ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 12th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0201 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.013 units per person Greece
1990s 0.0185 units per person 0.0064 units per person 0.0121 units per person Greece
2000s 0.0151 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0098 units per person Greece
2010s 0.0135 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.009 units per person Greece
2020s 0.0137 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0095 units per person Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Greece or OECD members?
Greece, at 0.0137 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Greece and OECD members?
0.0094 units per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and OECD members?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Greece and OECD members rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Greece ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 12th of 173 countries.
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.