Algeria vs Spain: Military personnel, gaps filled

Algeria
139,000 people
in 2022
Spain
124,000 people
in 2022
Algeria rank
36th
Spain rank
39th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Algeria
  • Spain
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 139,000 people against 124,000 people in Spain, a difference of 15,000 people.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

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

Algeria ranks 36th and Spain ranks 39th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 68,125 people 366,250 people 298,125 people Spain
1970s 80,400 people 369,700 people 289,300 people Spain
1980s 139,400 people 331,400 people 192,000 people Spain
1990s 123,300 people 207,800 people 84,500 people Spain
2000s 135,100 people 160,000 people 24,900 people Spain
2010s 133,400 people 130,300 people 3,100 people Algeria
2020s 136,000 people 122,333 people 13,667 people Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Algeria or Spain?
Algeria, at 139,000 people against 124,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Algeria and Spain?
15,000 people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Spain?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Spain rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Algeria ranks 36th and Spain ranks 39th 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.