South Africa vs Timor-Leste: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

South Africa
0.0015 units per person
in 2020
Timor-Leste
0.0015 units per person
in 2020
South Africa rank
138th
Timor-Leste rank
137th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Timor-Leste
00.0020.0040.006198520022020

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.0015 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 138th and Timor-Leste ranks 137th of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0014 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0004 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0014 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0001 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.0015 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0 units per person Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, South Africa or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 0.0015 units per person against 0.0015 units per person in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between South Africa and Timor-Leste?
0 units per person, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Timor-Leste?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do South Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
South Africa ranks 138th and Timor-Leste ranks 137th 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.