Lebanon vs OECD members: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Lebanon
0.014 units per person
in 2020
OECD members
0.0043 units per person
in 2020
Lebanon rank
10th
OECD members rank
12th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Lebanon
  • OECD members
0.0050.010.0150.02198520022020

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.014 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0097 units per person.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 3.3 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was OECD members ahead.

Lebanon ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 12th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and OECD members in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0053 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0019 units per person OECD members
1990s 0.0138 units per person 0.0064 units per person 0.0074 units per person Lebanon
2000s 0.0174 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0122 units per person Lebanon
2010s 0.0138 units per person 0.0046 units per person 0.0093 units per person Lebanon
2020s 0.014 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0097 units per person Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Lebanon or OECD members?
Lebanon, at 0.014 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Lebanon and OECD members?
0.0097 units per person, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and OECD members?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lebanon and OECD members rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Lebanon ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 12th 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.