Malaysia vs United States: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Malaysia
0.004 units per person
in 2020
United States
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
Malaysia rank
76th
United States rank
74th
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0042 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States ahead.
Malaysia ranks 76th and United States ranks 74th of 173 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Malaysia or United States?
- United States, at 0.0042 units per person against 0.004 units per person in Malaysia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Malaysia and United States?
- 0.0002 units per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 76th and United States ranks 74th 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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About this data
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.