Finland vs Switzerland: Military personnel, gaps filled

Finland
19,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland
20,000 people
in 2022
Finland rank
99th
Switzerland rank
98th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Finland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 20,000 people against 19,000 people in Finland, a difference of 1,000 people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 98th of 194 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1910s 38,000 people 0 people 38,000 people Finland
1920s 31,400 people 0 people 31,400 people Finland
1930s 31,600 people 0 people 31,600 people Finland
1940s 185,000 people 327,500 people 142,500 people Switzerland
1950s 42,000 people 0 people 42,000 people Finland
1960s 41,200 people 21,800 people 19,400 people Finland
1970s 39,200 people 23,600 people 15,600 people Finland
1980s 38,100 people 22,600 people 15,500 people Finland
1990s 33,400 people 34,400 people 1,000 people Switzerland
2000s 29,400 people 18,500 people 10,900 people Finland
2010s 22,100 people 22,400 people 300 people Switzerland
2020s 20,000 people 20,333 people 333.33 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Finland or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 20,000 people against 19,000 people in Finland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Finland and Switzerland?
1,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
104 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2022.
How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Finland ranks 99th and Switzerland ranks 98th 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.