Qatar vs South Asia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Qatar
0.0079 units per person
in 2020
South Asia
0.0023 units per person
in 2020
Qatar rank
32nd
South Asia rank
34th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Qatar
  • South Asia
00.0050.010.0150.020.025198520022020

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0079 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.0056 units per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 3.4 times South Asia's.

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

Qatar ranks 32nd and South Asia ranks 34th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0164 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0149 units per person Qatar
1990s 0.0208 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0189 units per person Qatar
2000s 0.0139 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0116 units per person Qatar
2010s 0.0072 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0049 units per person Qatar
2020s 0.0079 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0056 units per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Qatar or South Asia?
Qatar, at 0.0079 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in South Asia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Qatar and South Asia?
0.0056 units per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and South Asia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Qatar and South Asia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Qatar ranks 32nd and South Asia ranks 34th 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.