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
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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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.