South Korea vs Venezuela: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

South Korea
0.011 units per person
in 2020
Venezuela
0.0121 units per person
in 2020
South Korea rank
18th
Venezuela rank
15th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Venezuela
0.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.0121 units per person against 0.011 units per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 18th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Venezuela Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0149 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0116 units per person South Korea
1990s 0.0156 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0121 units per person South Korea
2000s 0.0143 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0105 units per person South Korea
2010s 0.0126 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0049 units per person South Korea
2020s 0.011 units per person 0.0121 units per person 0.0011 units per person Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, South Korea or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 0.0121 units per person against 0.011 units per person in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between South Korea and Venezuela?
0.0011 units per person, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Venezuela?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Venezuela rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
South Korea ranks 18th and Venezuela ranks 15th 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.