Nigeria vs Senegal: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Nigeria
0.001 units per person
in 2020
Senegal
0.0011 units per person
in 2020
Nigeria rank
149th
Senegal rank
147th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.003198520022020

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.0011 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 149th and Senegal ranks 147th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0011 units per person 0.0018 units per person 0.0006 units per person Senegal
1990s 0.0009 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0011 units per person Senegal
2000s 0.0011 units per person 0.0016 units per person 0.0005 units per person Senegal
2010s 0.001 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0003 units per person Senegal
2020s 0.001 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0001 units per person Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Nigeria or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.0011 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Nigeria and Senegal?
0.0001 units per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 149th and Senegal ranks 147th 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.