Paraguay vs United States of America: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Paraguay
0.0044 units per person
in 2020
United States of America
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
Paraguay rank
71st
United States of America rank
74th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Paraguay
  • United States of America
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01198520022020

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.0044 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in United States of America, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States of America ahead.

Paraguay ranks 71st and United States of America ranks 74th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0041 units per person 0.0091 units per person 0.005 units per person United States of America
1990s 0.0054 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0013 units per person United States of America
2000s 0.0053 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0003 units per person Paraguay
2010s 0.0043 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0001 units per person United States of America
2020s 0.0044 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0002 units per person Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Paraguay or United States of America?
Paraguay, at 0.0044 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Paraguay and United States of America?
0.0002 units per person, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Paraguay and United States of America rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Paraguay ranks 71st and United States of America ranks 74th 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.