Colombia vs Saudi Arabia: Military personnel, gaps filled

Colombia
256,000 people
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
257,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
19th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Colombia
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 257,000 people against 256,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 96 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 194 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1920s 8,667 people 4,000 people 4,667 people Colombia
1930s 11,700 people 4,000 people 7,700 people Colombia
1940s 14,000 people 4,100 people 9,900 people Colombia
1950s 16,800 people 22,000 people 5,200 people Saudi Arabia
1960s 48,300 people 43,200 people 5,100 people Colombia
1970s 53,500 people 74,400 people 20,900 people Saudi Arabia
1980s 73,000 people 80,400 people 7,400 people Saudi Arabia
1990s 139,400 people 176,000 people 36,600 people Saudi Arabia
2000s 201,600 people 207,400 people 5,800 people Saudi Arabia
2010s 288,600 people 230,500 people 58,100 people Colombia
2020s 268,333 people 247,000 people 21,333 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Colombia or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 257,000 people against 256,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
1,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Saudi Arabia?
96 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Colombia ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th 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.