Afghanistan vs Nepal: Military personnel, gaps filled

Afghanistan
100,000 people
in 2022
Nepal
97,000 people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
47th
Nepal rank
48th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 100,000 people against 97,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 3,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 47th and Nepal ranks 48th of 194 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nepal Difference Ahead
1920s 64,300 people 23,500 people 40,800 people Afghanistan
1930s 78,100 people 20,000 people 58,100 people Afghanistan
1940s 86,500 people 20,000 people 66,500 people Afghanistan
1950s 49,900 people 20,000 people 29,900 people Afghanistan
1960s 96,300 people 21,700 people 74,600 people Afghanistan
1970s 105,800 people 31,200 people 74,600 people Afghanistan
1980s 48,900 people 26,900 people 22,000 people Afghanistan
1990s 106,333 people 35,000 people 71,333 people Afghanistan
2000s 98,700 people 62,100 people 36,600 people Afghanistan
2010s 163,700 people 96,300 people 67,400 people Afghanistan
2020s 148,667 people 97,000 people 51,667 people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Nepal?
Afghanistan, at 100,000 people against 97,000 people in Nepal as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Nepal?
3,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nepal?
99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Nepal rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 47th and Nepal ranks 48th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, gaps filled
Unit
people
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 15,868 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.