Spain vs United States of America: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Spain
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
United States of America
0.0042 units per person
in 2020
Spain rank
75th
United States of America rank
74th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Spain
  • United States of America
00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01198520022020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0042 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Spain, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United States of America ahead.

Spain ranks 75th and United States of America ranks 74th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0077 units per person 0.0091 units per person 0.0013 units per person United States of America
1990s 0.0063 units per person 0.0067 units per person 0.0004 units per person United States of America
2000s 0.0052 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0001 units per person Spain
2010s 0.0044 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0 units per person United States of America
2020s 0.0042 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0 units per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Spain or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0042 units per person against 0.0042 units per person in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Spain and United States of America?
0 units per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Spain ranks 75th and United States of America ranks 74th 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.