Bangladesh vs Philippines: Military personnel, gaps filled

Bangladesh
163,000 people
in 2022
Philippines
145,000 people
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
31st
Philippines rank
34th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Philippines
050.0k100.0k150.0k194619842022

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 163,000 people against 145,000 people in Philippines, a difference of 18,000 people.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Philippines ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 31st and Philippines ranks 34th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 104,250 people 117,750 people 13,500 people Philippines
1980s 87,200 people 127,100 people 39,900 people Philippines
1990s 109,500 people 105,900 people 3,600 people Bangladesh
2000s 134,900 people 106,100 people 28,800 people Bangladesh
2010s 157,000 people 126,200 people 30,800 people Bangladesh
2020s 163,000 people 144,000 people 19,000 people Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Bangladesh or Philippines?
Bangladesh, at 163,000 people against 145,000 people in Philippines as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Bangladesh and Philippines?
18,000 people, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Bangladesh ranks 31st and Philippines ranks 34th 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.