IDA only vs Qatar: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

IDA only
0.0027 units per person
in 2020
Qatar
0.0079 units per person
in 2020
IDA only rank
30th
Qatar rank
32nd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • IDA only
  • Qatar
0.0050.010.0150.020.025198520022020

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0079 units per person against 0.0027 units per person in IDA only, a difference of 0.0052 units per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.9 times IDA only's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 30th and Qatar ranks 32nd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA only Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0033 units per person 0.0164 units per person 0.0131 units per person Qatar
1990s 0.0042 units per person 0.0208 units per person 0.0166 units per person Qatar
2000s 0.0039 units per person 0.0141 units per person 0.0102 units per person Qatar
2010s 0.0034 units per person 0.0072 units per person 0.0038 units per person Qatar
2020s 0.0027 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0052 units per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, IDA only or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0079 units per person against 0.0027 units per person in IDA only as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between IDA only and Qatar?
0.0052 units per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Qatar?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do IDA only and Qatar rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
IDA only ranks 30th and Qatar ranks 32nd 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.