Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Switzerland
0.0023 units per person
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.0023 units per person
in 2020
Switzerland rank
112th
United Kingdom rank
113th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
00.0050.010.015198520022020

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.0023 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Switzerland ranks 112th and United Kingdom ranks 113th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0028 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.0029 units per person United Kingdom
1990s 0.0041 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0003 units per person United Kingdom
2000s 0.0043 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.001 units per person Switzerland
2010s 0.0027 units per person 0.0024 units per person 0.0002 units per person Switzerland
2020s 0.0023 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0 units per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
Switzerland, at 0.0023 units per person against 0.0023 units per person in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
0 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Switzerland ranks 112th and United Kingdom ranks 113th 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.