Iran vs Middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP

Iran
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Middle income
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Iran rank
30th
Middle income rank
27th

Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP over time

  • Iran
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Iran's figure about 3.9 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Middle income ahead.

Iran ranks 30th and Middle income ranks 27th of 172 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Middle income
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Iran
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Iran
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Iran
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp, Iran or Middle income?
Iran, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp between Iran and Middle income?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Iran and Middle income rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
Iran ranks 30th and Middle income ranks 27th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
218 places, 6,738 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.