Afghanistan vs Sudan: Military personnel, gaps filled

Afghanistan
100,000 people
in 2022
Sudan
104,000 people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
47th
Sudan rank
45th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 104,000 people against 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 4,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 47th and Sudan ranks 45th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 44,750 people 9,250 people 35,500 people Afghanistan
1960s 96,300 people 18,400 people 77,900 people Afghanistan
1970s 105,800 people 45,100 people 60,700 people Afghanistan
1980s 48,900 people 70,200 people 21,300 people Sudan
1990s 106,333 people 80,167 people 26,167 people Afghanistan
2000s 98,700 people 107,900 people 9,200 people Sudan
2010s 163,700 people 175,500 people 11,800 people Sudan
2020s 148,667 people 104,000 people 44,667 people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Afghanistan or Sudan?
Sudan, at 104,000 people against 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Afghanistan and Sudan?
4,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 47th and Sudan ranks 45th 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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About this data

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.