South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP

South Korea
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Saudi Arabia
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
South Korea rank
120th
Saudi Arabia rank
118th

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

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
0000198520022020

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in South Korea, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 118th of 172 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP South Korea
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP South Korea
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP South Korea
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP South Korea
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
South Korea ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 118th 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.