Iran vs Russia: Military personnel, gaps filled

Iran
610,000 people
in 2022
Russia
1.19 million people
in 2022
Iran rank
8th
Russia rank
5th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Iran
  • Russia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M181619192022

How they compare

Russia currently reports 1.19 million people against 610,000 people in Iran, a difference of 580,000 people.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.0 times Iran's.

Across all 168 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Russia Difference Ahead
1850s 18,000 people 1.26 million people 1.24 million people Russia
1860s 19,400 people 778,600 people 759,200 people Russia
1870s 24,000 people 857,500 people 833,500 people Russia
1880s 27,500 people 853,400 people 825,900 people Russia
1890s 25,000 people 907,200 people 882,200 people Russia
1900s 27,500 people 1.34 million people 1.31 million people Russia
1910s 39,100 people 3.91 million people 3.88 million people Russia
1920s 36,800 people 1.76 million people 1.73 million people Russia
1930s 71,700 people 1.09 million people 1.02 million people Russia
1940s 96,300 people 4.88 million people 4.78 million people Russia
1950s 133,100 people 4.96 million people 4.83 million people Russia
1960s 205,300 people 3.46 million people 3.25 million people Russia
1970s 328,000 people 4.03 million people 3.70 million people Russia
1980s 367,800 people 3.88 million people 3.51 million people Russia
1990s 505,400 people 1.71 million people 1.20 million people Russia
2000s 514,400 people 1.01 million people 493,000 people Russia
2010s 523,000 people 891,900 people 368,900 people Russia
2020s 610,000 people 996,667 people 386,667 people Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Iran or Russia?
Russia, at 1.19 million people against 610,000 people in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Iran and Russia?
580,000 people, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?
168 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2022.
How do Iran and Russia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Iran ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th 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.