High income vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

High income
0.005 units per person
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.0145 units per person
in 2020
High income rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
9th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • High income
  • Sri Lanka
00.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0145 units per person against 0.005 units per person in High income, a difference of 0.0095 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.9 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0068 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0054 units per person High income
1990s 0.0073 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0017 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0062 units per person 0.0109 units per person 0.0048 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0053 units per person 0.0124 units per person 0.0072 units per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.005 units per person 0.0145 units per person 0.0094 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, High income or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0145 units per person against 0.005 units per person in High income as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between High income and Sri Lanka?
0.0095 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do High income and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
High income ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 43 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

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.