Sweden vs East Timor: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Sweden
0.0014 units per person
in 2020
East Timor
0.0015 units per person
in 2020
Sweden rank
139th
East Timor rank
137th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Sweden
  • East Timor
00.0030.0050.0070.010.013198520022020

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.0015 units per person against 0.0014 units per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 139th and East Timor ranks 137th of 173 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0024 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0013 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.0023 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.001 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.0014 units per person 0.0015 units per person 0.0001 units per person East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Sweden or East Timor?
East Timor, at 0.0015 units per person against 0.0014 units per person in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Sweden and East Timor?
0.0001 units per person, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and East Timor?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
How do Sweden and East Timor rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Sweden ranks 139th and East Timor 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.