Middle income vs Saudi Arabia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Middle income
0.003 units per person
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
0.0089 units per person
in 2020
Middle income rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Middle income
  • Saudi Arabia
0.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0089 units per person against 0.003 units per person in Middle income, a difference of 0.0059 units per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 3.0 times Middle income's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 43 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0037 units per person 0.0079 units per person 0.0042 units per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0037 units per person 0.0135 units per person 0.0098 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0036 units per person 0.0113 units per person 0.0078 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0032 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0058 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.003 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0059 units per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Middle income or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0089 units per person against 0.003 units per person in Middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Middle income and Saudi Arabia?
0.0059 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Saudi Arabia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Middle income and Saudi Arabia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Middle income ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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.