Least developed countries vs Turkmenistan: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Least developed countries
0.0024 units per person
in 2020
Turkmenistan
0.0082 units per person
in 2020
Least developed countries rank
33rd
Turkmenistan rank
30th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.0082 units per person against 0.0024 units per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0058 units per person.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 3.5 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 33rd and Turkmenistan ranks 30th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0039 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.0008 units per person Turkmenistan
2000s 0.0035 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0008 units per person Turkmenistan
2010s 0.0031 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0021 units per person Turkmenistan
2020s 0.0024 units per person 0.0082 units per person 0.0058 units per person Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Least developed countries or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.0082 units per person against 0.0024 units per person in Least developed countries as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Least developed countries and Turkmenistan?
0.0058 units per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Turkmenistan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Least developed countries and Turkmenistan rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Least developed countries ranks 33rd and Turkmenistan ranks 30th 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.