Israel vs Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Armed forces personnel percent

Israel
2.02
in 2020
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
5.62
in 2020
Israel rank
3rd
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
2nd

Armed forces personnel percent over time

  • Israel
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
0246198520022020

How they compare

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea currently reports 5.62 against 2.02 in Israel, a difference of 3.6.

That makes Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's figure about 2.8 times Israel's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 3rd and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 173 countries.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 3.91 4.64 0.7259 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
1990s 3.49 5.33 1.84 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2000s 2.68 5.31 2.63 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2010s 2.29 5.55 3.25 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2020s 2.02 5.62 3.6 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel percent, Israel or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, at 5.62 against 2.02 in Israel as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel percent between Israel and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
3.6, with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Israel and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank globally for armed forces personnel percent?
Israel ranks 3rd and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed