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

Saudi Arabia
0.0089 units per person
in 2020
Upper middle income
0.0033 units per person
in 2020
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Upper middle income rank
23rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Upper middle income
0.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0089 units per person against 0.0033 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0056 units per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 2.7 times Upper middle income's.

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

Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0079 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.0032 units per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0135 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0091 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.0113 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0074 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0089 units per person 0.0034 units per person 0.0055 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0089 units per person 0.0033 units per person 0.0057 units per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Saudi Arabia or Upper middle income?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0089 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 Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
0.0056 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th 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.