Argentina vs South Africa: Military personnel, gaps filled

Argentina
72,000 people
in 2022
South Africa
74,000 people
in 2022
Argentina rank
52nd
South Africa rank
51st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 74,000 people against 72,000 people in Argentina, a difference of 2,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 51st of 194 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 9 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
1920s 36,857 people 2,000 people 34,857 people Argentina
1930s 47,500 people 3,100 people 44,400 people Argentina
1940s 62,000 people 22,250 people 39,750 people Argentina
1950s 106,100 people 15,600 people 90,500 people Argentina
1960s 149,100 people 43,000 people 106,100 people Argentina
1970s 151,000 people 58,400 people 92,600 people Argentina
1980s 137,500 people 88,700 people 48,800 people Argentina
1990s 69,500 people 75,800 people 6,300 people South Africa
2000s 71,800 people 59,500 people 12,300 people Argentina
2010s 73,500 people 63,700 people 9,800 people Argentina
2020s 72,667 people 74,333 people 1,667 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Argentina or South Africa?
South Africa, at 74,000 people against 72,000 people in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Argentina and South Africa?
2,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
94 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2022.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Argentina ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 51st 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.