Peru vs Portugal: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Peru
0.0048 units per person
in 2020
Portugal
0.005 units per person
in 2020
Peru rank
64th
Portugal rank
61st

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Peru
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.005 units per person against 0.0048 units per person in Peru, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

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

Peru ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0058 units per person 0.0088 units per person 0.003 units per person Portugal
1990s 0.0064 units per person 0.0093 units per person 0.0029 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.0066 units per person 0.0087 units per person 0.0021 units per person Portugal
2010s 0.0057 units per person 0.007 units per person 0.0014 units per person Portugal
2020s 0.0048 units per person 0.005 units per person 0.0002 units per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Peru or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.005 units per person against 0.0048 units per person in Peru as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Peru and Portugal?
0.0002 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Peru ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st 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.