India vs North Korea: Military personnel, gaps filled

India
1.46 million people
in 2022
North Korea
1.28 million people
in 2022
India rank
2nd
North Korea rank
4th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • India
  • North Korea
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.46 million people against 1.28 million people in North Korea, a difference of 180,000 people.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and North Korea ranks 4th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India North Korea Difference Ahead
1940s 326,000 people 130,000 people 196,000 people India
1950s 406,600 people 267,100 people 139,500 people India
1960s 1.14 million people 384,800 people 759,000 people India
1970s 1.49 million people 510,200 people 980,400 people India
1980s 1.20 million people 816,000 people 379,200 people India
1990s 1.27 million people 1.11 million people 158,000 people India
2000s 1.30 million people 1.09 million people 212,400 people India
2010s 1.36 million people 1.20 million people 155,600 people India
2020s 1.46 million people 1.28 million people 178,667 people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, India or North Korea?
India, at 1.46 million people against 1.28 million people in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between India and North Korea?
180,000 people, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and North Korea?
75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
How do India and North Korea rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
India ranks 2nd and North Korea ranks 4th 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.