Greece vs Nigeria: Military personnel, gaps filled

Greece
132,000 people
in 2022
Nigeria
143,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
38th
Nigeria rank
35th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Greece
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 143,000 people against 132,000 people in Greece, a difference of 11,000 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 35th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 173,000 people 35,300 people 137,700 people Greece
1970s 184,100 people 263,800 people 79,700 people Nigeria
1980s 193,600 people 135,000 people 58,600 people Greece
1990s 207,000 people 80,900 people 126,100 people Greece
2000s 163,400 people 79,100 people 84,300 people Greece
2010s 144,300 people 93,100 people 51,200 people Greece
2020s 139,333 people 143,000 people 3,667 people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Greece or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 143,000 people against 132,000 people in Greece as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Greece and Nigeria?
11,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Greece and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Greece ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 35th 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.