Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP

Singapore
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Singapore rank
139th
United Arab Emirates rank
137th

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

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
0000198520022020

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

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

Singapore ranks 139th and United Arab Emirates ranks 137th of 172 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Singapore
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Singapore
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Singapore
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per unit of gdp?
Singapore ranks 139th and United Arab Emirates ranks 137th 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.