Iran vs Sao Tome and Principe: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Iran
0.0074 units per person
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
0.007 units per person
in 1999
Iran rank
34th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
36th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Iran
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0074 units per person against 0.007 units per person in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 173 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0107 units per person 0.0083 units per person 0.0023 units per person Iran
1990s 0.0105 units per person 0.0075 units per person 0.003 units per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Iran or Sao Tome and Principe?
Iran, at 0.0074 units per person against 0.007 units per person in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Iran and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0004 units per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sao Tome and Principe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 1999.
How do Iran and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Iran ranks 34th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th 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.