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
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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About this data
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.