Iraq vs Israel: Military personnel, gaps filled

Iraq
193,000 people
in 2022
Israel
170,000 people
in 2022
Iraq rank
26th
Israel rank
28th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Iraq
  • Israel
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 193,000 people against 170,000 people in Israel, a difference of 23,000 people.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Israel ahead.

Iraq ranks 26th and Israel ranks 28th of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Israel in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Israel Difference Ahead
1940s 31,000 people 83,500 people 52,500 people Israel
1950s 50,100 people 72,800 people 22,700 people Israel
1960s 86,500 people 72,300 people 14,200 people Iraq
1970s 181,100 people 156,000 people 25,100 people Iraq
1980s 693,600 people 194,900 people 498,700 people Iraq
1990s 524,400 people 183,000 people 341,400 people Iraq
2000s 362,100 people 169,000 people 193,100 people Iraq
2010s 207,100 people 176,300 people 30,800 people Iraq
2020s 193,000 people 170,000 people 23,000 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Iraq or Israel?
Iraq, at 193,000 people against 170,000 people in Israel as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Iraq and Israel?
23,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Israel?
75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Israel rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 26th and Israel ranks 28th 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.