Other small states vs Sri Lanka: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Other small states
0.0049 units per person
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.0145 units per person
in 2020
Other small states rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
9th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Other small states
  • Sri Lanka
00.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0145 units per person against 0.0049 units per person in Other small states, a difference of 0.0096 units per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.9 times Other small states's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Other small states ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 43 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0057 units per person 0.0114 units per person 0.0058 units per person Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0056 units per person 0.0105 units per person 0.0049 units per person Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0054 units per person 0.0124 units per person 0.0071 units per person Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0049 units per person 0.0145 units per person 0.0095 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, Other small states or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0145 units per person against 0.0049 units per person in Other small states as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Other small states and Sri Lanka?
0.0096 units per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Sri Lanka?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Other small states and Sri Lanka rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Other small states ranks 10th 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.