Israel vs North Korea: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Israel
0.0193 units per person
in 2020
North Korea
0.0562 units per person
in 2020
Israel rank
3rd
North Korea rank
2nd
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Israel
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0562 units per person against 0.0193 units per person in Israel, a difference of 0.0369 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 2.9 times Israel's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 3rd and North Korea ranks 2nd of 173 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0379 units per person | 0.0464 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0338 units per person | 0.0533 units per person | 0.0195 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.026 units per person | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.022 units per person | 0.0555 units per person | 0.0334 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0193 units per person | 0.0562 units per person | 0.0369 units per person | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Israel or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.0562 units per person against 0.0193 units per person in Israel as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Israel and North Korea?
- 0.0369 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Israel and North Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Israel ranks 3rd and North Korea ranks 2nd 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.