Iraq vs North America: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Iraq
0.0109 units per person
in 2020
North America
0.004 units per person
in 2020
Iraq rank
19th
North America rank
19th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • North America
00.020.040.060.08198520022020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0109 units per person against 0.004 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0069 units per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.7 times North America's.

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

Iraq ranks 19th and North America ranks 19th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq North America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0607 units per person 0.0085 units per person 0.0522 units per person Iraq
1990s 0.0271 units per person 0.0063 units per person 0.0208 units per person Iraq
2000s 0.0157 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0109 units per person Iraq
2010s 0.0118 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0076 units per person Iraq
2020s 0.0109 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0069 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 North America?
Iraq, at 0.0109 units per person against 0.004 units per person in North America as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Iraq and North America?
0.0069 units per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iraq and North America rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Iraq ranks 19th and North America ranks 19th 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.