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

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

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Upper middle income
0.0040.0060.0080.010.012198520022020

How they compare

Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation's figure about 3.1 times Upper middle income's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Russian Federation or Upper middle income?
Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation and Upper middle income?
0.0067 units per person, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Upper middle income?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Russian Federation and Upper middle income rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Russian Federation 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.