Iraq vs Small states: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Iraq
0.0109 units per person
in 2020
Small states
0.0041 units per person
in 2020
Iraq rank
19th
Small states rank
17th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Small states
00.020.040.060.08198520022020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0109 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Small states, a difference of 0.0068 units per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 2.7 times Small states's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 19th and Small states ranks 17th of 173 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0205 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0157 units per person Iraq
2000s 0.0186 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.014 units per person Iraq
2010s 0.0118 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0076 units per person Iraq
2020s 0.0109 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0068 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 Small states?
Iraq, at 0.0109 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Iraq and Small states?
0.0068 units per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Small states rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Iraq ranks 19th and Small states ranks 17th 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.