What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0042 units per person

in 2020

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

0.0121 units per person

in 2020

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

14th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

15th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 0.0121 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0079 units per person.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 15th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0031 units per person	0.0033 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	0.0035 units per person	0.0035 units per person	0 units per person	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	0.004 units per person	0.0038 units per person	0.0002 units per person	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 0.0121 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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: 23 August 2026

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.