Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia: Military personnel, gaps filled

Eritrea
302,000 people
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
257,000 people
in 2022
Eritrea rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
19th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Eritrea
  • Saudi Arabia
0100.0k200.0k300.0k192719742022

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 302,000 people against 257,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 45,000 people.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 81,429 people 178,714 people 97,286 people Saudi Arabia
2000s 195,800 people 207,400 people 11,600 people Saudi Arabia
2010s 202,000 people 230,500 people 28,500 people Saudi Arabia
2020s 235,333 people 247,000 people 11,667 people Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Eritrea or Saudi Arabia?
Eritrea, at 302,000 people against 257,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Eritrea and Saudi Arabia?
45,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Saudi Arabia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Eritrea ranks 18th 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.