France vs Mexico: Military personnel, gaps filled

France
203,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
216,000 people
in 2022
France rank
24th
Mexico rank
23rd

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • France
  • Mexico
02.0M4.0M6.0M181619192022

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 216,000 people against 203,000 people in France, a difference of 13,000 people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 192 shared years of data; in 1831 it was France ahead.

France ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, France averaged higher in 18 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Mexico Difference Ahead
1830s 304,889 people 25,000 people 279,889 people France
1840s 411,600 people 20,300 people 391,300 people France
1850s 481,200 people 25,500 people 455,700 people France
1860s 499,100 people 24,200 people 474,900 people France
1870s 552,000 people 20,600 people 531,400 people France
1880s 548,400 people 24,300 people 524,100 people France
1890s 613,700 people 37,200 people 576,500 people France
1900s 618,400 people 29,800 people 588,600 people France
1910s 2.64 million people 88,050 people 2.55 million people France
1920s 585,900 people 76,700 people 509,200 people France
1930s 509,200 people 54,700 people 454,500 people France
1940s 980,500 people 62,100 people 918,400 people France
1950s 783,800 people 52,600 people 731,200 people France
1960s 677,500 people 67,400 people 610,100 people France
1970s 577,400 people 94,000 people 483,400 people France
1980s 567,300 people 136,400 people 430,900 people France
1990s 501,200 people 198,500 people 302,700 people France
2000s 271,700 people 209,300 people 62,400 people France
2010s 231,600 people 274,300 people 42,700 people Mexico
2020s 203,333 people 222,667 people 19,333 people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, France or Mexico?
Mexico, at 216,000 people against 203,000 people in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between France and Mexico?
13,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
192 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2022.
How do France and Mexico rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
France ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 23rd 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.