IDA & IBRD total vs Saudi Arabia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

IDA & IBRD total
0.0031 units per person
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
0.0089 units per person
in 2020
IDA & IBRD total rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • Saudi Arabia
0.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0089 units per person against 0.0031 units per person in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 0.0058 units per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.9 times IDA & IBRD total's.

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

IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA & IBRD total Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0037 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0042 units per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.004 units per person 0.0135 units per person 0.0095 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0038 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.0075 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0034 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0056 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0031 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0058 units per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, IDA & IBRD total or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0089 units per person against 0.0031 units per person in IDA & IBRD total as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia?
0.0058 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Saudi Arabia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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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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.