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
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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About this data
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.