Ethiopia vs Iran: Military personnel, gaps filled

Ethiopia
503,000 people
in 2022
Iran
610,000 people
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
10th
Iran rank
8th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 610,000 people against 503,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 107,000 people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 116 shared years of data; in 1898 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 10th and Iran ranks 8th of 194 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Iran Difference Ahead
1890s 150,000 people 25,000 people 125,000 people Ethiopia
1900s 150,000 people 27,500 people 122,500 people Ethiopia
1910s 195,000 people 39,100 people 155,900 people Ethiopia
1920s 100,000 people 36,800 people 63,200 people Ethiopia
1930s 157,143 people 71,857 people 85,286 people Ethiopia
1940s 10,000 people 99,500 people 89,500 people Iran
1950s 24,900 people 133,100 people 108,200 people Iran
1960s 43,600 people 205,300 people 161,700 people Iran
1970s 105,800 people 328,000 people 222,200 people Iran
1980s 250,000 people 367,800 people 117,800 people Iran
1990s 155,000 people 505,400 people 350,400 people Iran
2000s 198,800 people 514,400 people 315,600 people Iran
2010s 138,000 people 523,000 people 385,000 people Iran
2020s 259,667 people 610,000 people 350,333 people Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Ethiopia or Iran?
Iran, at 610,000 people against 503,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Ethiopia and Iran?
107,000 people, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iran?
116 years are reported by both, from 1898 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Iran rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Iran ranks 8th 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.