Luxembourg vs Sweden: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Luxembourg
0.0016 units per person
in 2020
Sweden
0.0014 units per person
in 2020
Luxembourg rank
136th
Sweden rank
139th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Sweden
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.010.012198520022020

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 0.0016 units per person against 0.0014 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 139th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0023 units per person 0.0076 units per person 0.0053 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.0029 units per person 0.0091 units per person 0.0062 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.0033 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0015 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.0028 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0004 units per person Luxembourg
2020s 0.0016 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0001 units per person Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Luxembourg or Sweden?
Luxembourg, at 0.0016 units per person against 0.0014 units per person in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Luxembourg and Sweden?
0.0002 units per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Luxembourg ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 139th 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.