OECD members vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

OECD members
0.0043 units per person
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.0145 units per person
in 2020
OECD members rank
12th
Sri Lanka rank
9th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • OECD members
  • Sri Lanka
00.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0145 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.0102 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.4 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 43 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0071 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0057 units per person OECD members
1990s 0.0064 units per person 0.0089 units per person 0.0025 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0052 units per person 0.0109 units per person 0.0057 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0046 units per person 0.0124 units per person 0.0079 units per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0043 units per person 0.0145 units per person 0.0102 units per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, OECD members or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0145 units per person against 0.0043 units per person in OECD members as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between OECD members and Sri Lanka?
0.0102 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do OECD members and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
OECD members ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th 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.