Eritrea vs Turkey: Military personnel, gaps filled

Eritrea
302,000 people
in 2022
Turkey
355,000 people
in 2022
Eritrea rank
18th
Turkey rank
17th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Eritrea
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 355,000 people against 302,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 53,000 people.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 17th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Turkey Difference Ahead
1990s 81,429 people 788,143 people 706,714 people Turkey
2000s 195,800 people 523,600 people 327,800 people Turkey
2010s 202,000 people 464,200 people 262,200 people Turkey
2020s 235,333 people 355,000 people 119,667 people Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Eritrea or Turkey?
Turkey, at 355,000 people against 302,000 people in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Eritrea and Turkey?
53,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Turkey?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Turkey rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Eritrea ranks 18th 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.