Greece vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Greece
0.0137 units per person
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.0145 units per person
in 2020
Greece rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
9th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Greece
  • Sri Lanka
00.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0145 units per person against 0.0137 units per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0201 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0187 units per person Greece
1990s 0.0185 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0095 units per person Greece
2000s 0.0151 units per person 0.0109 units per person 0.0041 units per person Greece
2010s 0.0135 units per person 0.0124 units per person 0.0011 units per person Greece
2020s 0.0137 units per person 0.0145 units per person 0.0007 units per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Greece or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0145 units per person against 0.0137 units per person in Greece as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Greece and Sri Lanka?
0.0008 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Greece ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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.