North Korea vs World: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
North Korea
0.0562 units per person
in 2020
World
0.0035 units per person
in 2020
North Korea rank
2nd
World rank
3rd
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- North Korea
- World
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.0562 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0527 units per person.
That makes North Korea's figure about 16.1 times World's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 2nd and World ranks 3rd of 173 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0464 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0417 units per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0533 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0486 units per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0531 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0488 units per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0555 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0517 units per person | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.0562 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0527 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, North Korea or World?
- North Korea, at 0.0562 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in World as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between North Korea and World?
- 0.0527 units per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and World?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do North Korea and World rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 2nd and World ranks 3rd 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.