Colombia vs Eritrea: Military personnel, gaps filled

Colombia
256,000 people
in 2022
Eritrea
302,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
20th
Eritrea rank
18th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Colombia
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 302,000 people against 256,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 46,000 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 20th and Eritrea ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 147,857 people 81,429 people 66,429 people Colombia
2000s 201,600 people 195,800 people 5,800 people Colombia
2010s 288,600 people 202,000 people 86,600 people Colombia
2020s 268,333 people 235,333 people 33,000 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Colombia or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 302,000 people against 256,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Colombia and Eritrea?
46,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Eritrea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Eritrea rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Colombia ranks 20th and Eritrea ranks 18th 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.