Iraq vs Jordan: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Iraq
0.0109 units per person
in 2020
Jordan
0.0107 units per person
in 2020
Iraq rank
19th
Jordan rank
20th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Jordan
00.020.040.060.08198520022020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0109 units per person against 0.0107 units per person in Jordan, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 19th and Jordan ranks 20th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Jordan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Jordan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0607 units per person 0.041 units per person 0.0197 units per person Iraq
1990s 0.0271 units per person 0.0253 units per person 0.0018 units per person Iraq
2000s 0.0157 units per person 0.0189 units per person 0.0031 units per person Jordan
2010s 0.0118 units per person 0.0128 units per person 0.001 units per person Jordan
2020s 0.0109 units per person 0.0107 units per person 0.0002 units per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Iraq or Jordan?
Iraq, at 0.0109 units per person against 0.0107 units per person in Jordan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Iraq and Jordan?
0.0002 units per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Jordan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Jordan rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Iraq ranks 19th and Jordan ranks 20th 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.