Chile vs South Africa: Military personnel, gaps filled

Chile
69,000 people
in 2022
South Africa
74,000 people
in 2022
Chile rank
54th
South Africa rank
51st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Chile
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k183919302022

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 74,000 people against 69,000 people in Chile, a difference of 5,000 people.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 51st of 194 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 10 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile South Africa Difference Ahead
1920s 26,429 people 2,000 people 24,429 people Chile
1930s 22,700 people 3,100 people 19,600 people Chile
1940s 35,750 people 22,250 people 13,500 people Chile
1950s 42,900 people 15,600 people 27,300 people Chile
1960s 65,700 people 43,000 people 22,700 people Chile
1970s 93,400 people 58,400 people 35,000 people Chile
1980s 116,600 people 88,700 people 27,900 people Chile
1990s 96,500 people 75,800 people 20,700 people Chile
2000s 76,800 people 59,500 people 17,300 people Chile
2010s 64,400 people 63,700 people 700 people Chile
2020s 71,667 people 74,333 people 2,667 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Chile or South Africa?
South Africa, at 74,000 people against 69,000 people in Chile as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Chile and South Africa?
5,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
94 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2022.
How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Chile ranks 54th 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.