Italy vs Nigeria: Military personnel, gaps filled

Italy
161,000 people
in 2022
Nigeria
143,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
35th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Italy
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 161,000 people against 143,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 18,000 people.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 35th of 194 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 455,600 people 35,300 people 420,300 people Italy
1970s 483,000 people 263,800 people 219,200 people Italy
1980s 507,700 people 135,000 people 372,700 people Italy
1990s 440,100 people 80,900 people 359,200 people Italy
2000s 214,600 people 79,100 people 135,500 people Italy
2010s 189,200 people 93,100 people 96,100 people Italy
2020s 163,000 people 143,000 people 20,000 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Italy or Nigeria?
Italy, at 161,000 people against 143,000 people in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Italy and Nigeria?
18,000 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Italy and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 35th 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

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.