Ethiopia vs Indonesia: Military personnel, gaps filled

Ethiopia
503,000 people
in 2022
Indonesia
396,000 people
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
10th
Indonesia rank
13th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Indonesia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k189819602022

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 503,000 people against 396,000 people in Indonesia, a difference of 107,000 people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Indonesia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1940s 10,000 people 200,000 people 190,000 people Indonesia
1950s 24,900 people 274,200 people 249,300 people Indonesia
1960s 43,600 people 356,700 people 313,100 people Indonesia
1970s 105,800 people 292,900 people 187,100 people Indonesia
1980s 250,000 people 276,000 people 26,000 people Indonesia
1990s 155,000 people 281,100 people 126,100 people Indonesia
2000s 198,800 people 300,500 people 101,700 people Indonesia
2010s 138,000 people 367,800 people 229,800 people Indonesia
2020s 259,667 people 396,000 people 136,333 people Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
Ethiopia, at 503,000 people against 396,000 people in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Ethiopia and Indonesia?
107,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 13th 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.