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

Poland
0.005 units per person
in 2020
Portugal
0.005 units per person
in 2020
Poland rank
62nd
Portugal rank
61st

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Poland
  • Portugal
0.0040.0060.0080.010.012198520022020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.005 units per person against 0.005 units per person in Poland, a difference of 0 units per person.

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

Poland ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 61st of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0089 units per person 0.0088 units per person 0.0001 units per person Poland
1990s 0.0072 units per person 0.0093 units per person 0.0021 units per person Portugal
2000s 0.0045 units per person 0.0087 units per person 0.0042 units per person Portugal
2010s 0.0044 units per person 0.007 units per person 0.0026 units per person Portugal
2020s 0.005 units per person 0.005 units per person 0 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, Poland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.005 units per person against 0.005 units per person in Poland as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Poland and Portugal?
0 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Poland ranks 62nd 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.