Algeria vs Nigeria: Military personnel, gaps filled

Algeria
139,000 people
in 2022
Nigeria
143,000 people
in 2022
Algeria rank
36th
Nigeria rank
35th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196019912022

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 143,000 people against 139,000 people in Algeria, a difference of 4,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 68,125 people 42,750 people 25,375 people Algeria
1970s 80,400 people 263,800 people 183,400 people Nigeria
1980s 139,400 people 135,000 people 4,400 people Algeria
1990s 123,300 people 80,900 people 42,400 people Algeria
2000s 135,100 people 79,100 people 56,000 people Algeria
2010s 133,400 people 93,100 people 40,300 people Algeria
2020s 136,000 people 143,000 people 7,000 people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 143,000 people against 139,000 people in Algeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Algeria and Nigeria?
4,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Algeria ranks 36th and Nigeria ranks 35th 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.