Colombia vs Turkey: Military personnel, gaps filled

Colombia
256,000 people
in 2022
Turkey
355,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
20th
Turkey rank
17th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Colombia
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 355,000 people against 256,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 99,000 people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 192 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th of 194 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Turkey Difference Ahead
1830s 3,333 people 145,556 people 142,222 people Turkey
1840s 8,000 people 147,500 people 139,500 people Turkey
1850s 2,100 people 156,500 people 154,400 people Turkey
1860s 1,900 people 155,300 people 153,400 people Turkey
1870s 2,200 people 235,600 people 233,400 people Turkey
1880s 4,100 people 221,900 people 217,800 people Turkey
1890s 4,500 people 270,400 people 265,900 people Turkey
1900s 6,000 people 287,900 people 281,900 people Turkey
1910s 6,100 people 390,000 people 383,900 people Turkey
1920s 6,900 people 136,000 people 129,100 people Turkey
1930s 11,700 people 178,700 people 167,000 people Turkey
1940s 14,000 people 563,250 people 549,250 people Turkey
1950s 16,800 people 482,800 people 466,000 people Turkey
1960s 48,300 people 482,000 people 433,700 people Turkey
1970s 53,500 people 634,500 people 581,000 people Turkey
1980s 73,000 people 804,600 people 731,600 people Turkey
1990s 139,400 people 779,400 people 640,000 people Turkey
2000s 201,600 people 523,600 people 322,000 people Turkey
2010s 288,600 people 464,200 people 175,600 people Turkey
2020s 268,333 people 355,000 people 86,667 people Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Colombia or Turkey?
Turkey, at 355,000 people against 256,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Colombia and Turkey?
99,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Turkey?
192 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Turkey rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Colombia ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th 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.