Bulgaria vs Netherlands: Military personnel, gaps filled

Bulgaria
37,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands
34,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
71st
Netherlands rank
74th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 37,000 people against 34,000 people in Netherlands, a difference of 3,000 people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 71st and Netherlands ranks 74th of 194 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 10 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1900s 59,500 people 27,000 people 32,500 people Bulgaria
1910s 258,800 people 32,200 people 226,600 people Bulgaria
1920s 20,000 people 14,700 people 5,300 people Bulgaria
1930s 22,800 people 18,800 people 4,000 people Bulgaria
1940s 129,833 people 158,333 people 28,500 people Netherlands
1950s 190,500 people 192,000 people 1,500 people Netherlands
1960s 162,600 people 129,300 people 33,300 people Bulgaria
1970s 181,600 people 109,000 people 72,600 people Bulgaria
1980s 182,200 people 105,600 people 76,600 people Bulgaria
1990s 86,200 people 75,800 people 10,400 people Bulgaria
2000s 56,100 people 50,400 people 5,700 people Bulgaria
2010s 31,400 people 37,300 people 5,900 people Netherlands
2020s 37,000 people 34,333 people 2,667 people Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Bulgaria or Netherlands?
Bulgaria, at 37,000 people against 34,000 people in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Bulgaria and Netherlands?
3,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Netherlands?
111 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Netherlands rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Bulgaria ranks 71st and Netherlands ranks 74th 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.