Russia vs Upper middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Russia
0.01 units per person
in 2020
Upper middle income
0.0033 units per person
in 2020
Russia rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
23rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Russia
  • Upper middle income
0.0040.0060.0080.010.012198520022020

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.01 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0067 units per person.

That makes Russia's figure about 3.1 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0112 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0068 units per person Russia
2000s 0.01 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.006 units per person Russia
2010s 0.0097 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0063 units per person Russia
2020s 0.01 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0067 units per person Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Russia or Upper middle income?
Russia, at 0.01 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Russia and Upper middle income?
0.0067 units per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Upper middle income?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Russia and Upper middle income rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Russia ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.