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
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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About this data
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.