Iran vs Pakistan: Military personnel, gaps filled

Iran
610,000 people
in 2022
Pakistan
652,000 people
in 2022
Iran rank
8th
Pakistan rank
7th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Iran
  • Pakistan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k185519382022

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 652,000 people against 610,000 people in Iran, a difference of 42,000 people.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Pakistan ahead.

Iran ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Pakistan Difference Ahead
1940s 99,000 people 265,333 people 166,333 people Pakistan
1950s 133,100 people 217,700 people 84,600 people Pakistan
1960s 205,300 people 293,500 people 88,200 people Pakistan
1970s 328,000 people 476,100 people 148,100 people Pakistan
1980s 367,800 people 502,100 people 134,300 people Pakistan
1990s 505,400 people 580,500 people 75,100 people Pakistan
2000s 514,400 people 618,500 people 104,100 people Pakistan
2010s 523,000 people 641,200 people 118,200 people Pakistan
2020s 610,000 people 652,667 people 42,667 people Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Iran or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 652,000 people against 610,000 people in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Iran and Pakistan?
42,000 people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Pakistan?
76 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2022.
How do Iran and Pakistan rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Iran ranks 8th and Pakistan ranks 7th 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.