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

Jordan
0.0107 units per person
in 2020
Small states
0.0041 units per person
in 2020
Jordan rank
20th
Small states rank
17th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Jordan
  • Small states
00.020.040.06198520022020

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.0107 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Small states, a difference of 0.0066 units per person.

That makes Jordan's figure about 2.6 times Small states's.

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

Jordan ranks 20th and Small states ranks 17th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0259 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0211 units per person Jordan
2000s 0.0188 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0143 units per person Jordan
2010s 0.0128 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0086 units per person Jordan
2020s 0.0107 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0066 units per person Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Jordan or Small states?
Jordan, at 0.0107 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 Jordan and Small states?
0.0066 units per person, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Jordan and Small states rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Jordan ranks 20th 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.