Ethiopia vs South Korea: Military personnel, gaps filled

Ethiopia
503,000 people
in 2022
South Korea
555,000 people
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
10th
South Korea rank
9th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Korea
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k189819602022

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 555,000 people against 503,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 52,000 people.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 9th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Korea Difference Ahead
1940s 10,000 people 69,000 people 59,000 people South Korea
1950s 24,900 people 510,400 people 485,500 people South Korea
1960s 43,600 people 604,500 people 560,900 people South Korea
1970s 105,800 people 626,400 people 520,600 people South Korea
1980s 250,000 people 609,200 people 359,200 people South Korea
1990s 155,000 people 707,500 people 552,500 people South Korea
2000s 198,800 people 686,200 people 487,400 people South Korea
2010s 138,000 people 647,000 people 509,000 people South Korea
2020s 259,667 people 569,667 people 310,000 people South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Ethiopia or South Korea?
South Korea, at 555,000 people against 503,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Ethiopia and South Korea?
52,000 people, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Korea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and South Korea rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 10th and South Korea ranks 9th 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.