Kenya vs Niger: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Kenya
0.0005 units per person
in 2020
Niger
0.0004 units per person
in 2020
Kenya rank
162nd
Niger rank
164th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Niger
00.0010.0010.0010.001198520022020

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 162nd and Niger ranks 164th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Niger Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0008 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person Kenya
1990s 0.001 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0002 units per person Kenya
2000s 0.0008 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0 units per person Kenya
2010s 0.0006 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0001 units per person Kenya
2020s 0.0005 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0 units per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Kenya or Niger?
Kenya, at 0.0005 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Kenya and Niger?
0.0001 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Kenya ranks 162nd and Niger ranks 164th 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.