Iraq vs Republic of Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Iraq
0.0109 units per person
in 2020
Republic of Korea
0.011 units per person
in 2020
Iraq rank
19th
Republic of Korea rank
18th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Republic of Korea
00.020.040.060.08198520022020

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.011 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 19th and Republic of Korea ranks 18th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0607 units per person 0.0149 units per person 0.0457 units per person Iraq
1990s 0.0271 units per person 0.0156 units per person 0.0115 units per person Iraq
2000s 0.0157 units per person 0.0143 units per person 0.0014 units per person Iraq
2010s 0.0118 units per person 0.0126 units per person 0.0008 units per person Republic of Korea
2020s 0.0109 units per person 0.011 units per person 0.0001 units per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Iraq or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 0.011 units per person against 0.0109 units per person in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Iraq and Republic of Korea?
0.0001 units per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Republic of Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Republic of Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Iraq ranks 19th and Republic of Korea ranks 18th 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.