Iraq vs Taiwan: Military personnel, gaps filled

Iraq
193,000 people
in 2022
Taiwan
169,000 people
in 2022
Iraq rank
26th
Taiwan rank
29th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Iraq
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 193,000 people against 169,000 people in Taiwan, a difference of 24,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Taiwan ahead.

Iraq ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Taiwan Difference Ahead
1940s 31,000 people 1.50 million people 1.47 million people Taiwan
1950s 50,100 people 545,500 people 495,400 people Taiwan
1960s 86,500 people 559,200 people 472,700 people Taiwan
1970s 181,100 people 498,600 people 317,500 people Taiwan
1980s 693,600 people 443,500 people 250,100 people Iraq
1990s 524,400 people 393,200 people 131,200 people Iraq
2000s 362,100 people 314,000 people 48,100 people Iraq
2010s 207,100 people 254,800 people 47,700 people Taiwan
2020s 193,000 people 167,000 people 26,000 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Iraq or Taiwan?
Iraq, at 193,000 people against 169,000 people in Taiwan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Iraq and Taiwan?
24,000 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Taiwan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Taiwan rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 26th and Taiwan ranks 29th 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.