Greece vs Spain: Military personnel, gaps filled

Greece
132,000 people
in 2022
Spain
124,000 people
in 2022
Greece rank
38th
Spain rank
39th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Greece
  • Spain
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 132,000 people against 124,000 people in Spain, a difference of 8,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 15 times across 195 shared years of data; in 1828 it was Spain ahead.

Greece ranks 38th and Spain ranks 39th of 194 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Spain Difference Ahead
1820s 5,000 people 89,000 people 84,000 people Spain
1830s 9,400 people 92,000 people 82,600 people Spain
1840s 8,000 people 105,700 people 97,700 people Spain
1850s 9,300 people 111,200 people 101,900 people Spain
1860s 12,300 people 113,200 people 100,900 people Spain
1870s 13,500 people 114,400 people 100,900 people Spain
1880s 31,900 people 155,700 people 123,800 people Spain
1890s 26,400 people 141,400 people 115,000 people Spain
1900s 25,000 people 114,100 people 89,100 people Spain
1910s 54,000 people 173,400 people 119,400 people Spain
1920s 75,100 people 173,300 people 98,200 people Spain
1930s 72,900 people 289,500 people 216,600 people Spain
1940s 206,650 people 485,200 people 278,550 people Spain
1950s 159,000 people 481,400 people 322,400 people Spain
1960s 173,000 people 364,600 people 191,600 people Spain
1970s 184,100 people 369,700 people 185,600 people Spain
1980s 193,600 people 331,400 people 137,800 people Spain
1990s 207,000 people 207,800 people 800 people Spain
2000s 163,400 people 160,000 people 3,400 people Greece
2010s 144,300 people 130,300 people 14,000 people Greece
2020s 139,333 people 122,333 people 17,000 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Greece or Spain?
Greece, at 132,000 people against 124,000 people in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Greece and Spain?
8,000 people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
195 years are reported by both, from 1828 to 2022.
How do Greece and Spain rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Greece ranks 38th and Spain ranks 39th 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.