Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates: Military personnel, gaps filled

Afghanistan
100,000 people
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
83,000 people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
47th
United Arab Emirates rank
49th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 100,000 people against 83,000 people in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 17,000 people.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 47th and United Arab Emirates ranks 49th of 194 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 107,444 people 18,333 people 89,111 people Afghanistan
1980s 48,900 people 43,800 people 5,100 people Afghanistan
1990s 106,333 people 61,167 people 45,167 people Afghanistan
2000s 98,700 people 52,700 people 46,000 people Afghanistan
2010s 163,700 people 57,000 people 106,700 people Afghanistan
2020s 148,667 people 69,667 people 79,000 people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Afghanistan or United Arab Emirates?
Afghanistan, at 100,000 people against 83,000 people in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates?
17,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Afghanistan ranks 47th and United Arab Emirates ranks 49th 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.