Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.0121 units per person
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
16th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
15th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012198520022020

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 0.0121 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0079 units per person.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 15th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0034 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0 units per person Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0036 units per person 0.0035 units per person 0.0001 units per person Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0039 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0002 units per person Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 0.0042 units per person 0.0077 units per person 0.0034 units per person Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2020s 0.0042 units per person 0.0121 units per person 0.0078 units per person Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 0.0121 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
0.0079 units per person, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 15th of 43 groups.
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.