South Korea vs Small states: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

South Korea
0.011 units per person
in 2020
Small states
0.0041 units per person
in 2020
South Korea rank
18th
Small states rank
17th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Small states
0.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.011 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in Small states, a difference of 0.0069 units per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 2.7 times Small states's.

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

South Korea ranks 18th and Small states ranks 17th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Small states Difference Ahead
1990s 0.015 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0102 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.0141 units per person 0.0045 units per person 0.0096 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.0126 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0083 units per person South Korea
2020s 0.011 units per person 0.0041 units per person 0.0069 units per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, South Korea or Small states?
South Korea, at 0.011 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 South Korea and Small states?
0.0069 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Small states?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Small states rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
South Korea ranks 18th 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.