Indonesia vs Vietnam: Military personnel, gaps filled

Indonesia
396,000 people
in 2022
Vietnam
482,000 people
in 2022
Indonesia rank
13th
Vietnam rank
11th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Indonesia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 482,000 people against 396,000 people in Indonesia, a difference of 86,000 people.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Vietnam ahead.

Indonesia ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 11th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1950s 240,333 people 205,000 people 35,333 people Indonesia
1960s 356,700 people 311,000 people 45,700 people Indonesia
1970s 292,900 people 603,200 people 310,300 people Vietnam
1980s 276,000 people 1.12 million people 844,300 people Vietnam
1990s 281,100 people 757,900 people 476,800 people Vietnam
2000s 300,500 people 472,400 people 171,900 people Vietnam
2010s 367,800 people 476,600 people 108,800 people Vietnam
2020s 396,000 people 482,000 people 86,000 people Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Indonesia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 482,000 people against 396,000 people in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Indonesia and Vietnam?
86,000 people, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Vietnam?
69 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Vietnam rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Indonesia ranks 13th and Vietnam ranks 11th 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.