North America vs Singapore: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
North America
0.004 units per person
in 2020
Singapore
0.0104 units per person
in 2020
North America rank
19th
Singapore rank
22nd
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0104 units per person against 0.004 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0064 units per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.6 times North America's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 22nd of 43 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0196 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0262 units per person | 0.0199 units per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0048 units per person | 0.0375 units per person | 0.0327 units per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0186 units per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0104 units per person against 0.004 units per person in North America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between North America and Singapore?
- 0.0064 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- North America ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 22nd 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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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.