Myanmar vs Saudi Arabia: Military personnel, gaps filled

Myanmar
356,000 people
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
257,000 people
in 2022
Myanmar rank
16th
Saudi Arabia rank
19th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Myanmar
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 356,000 people against 257,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 99,000 people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Myanmar ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 8 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1940s 3,500 people 4,500 people 1,000 people Saudi Arabia
1950s 28,200 people 22,000 people 6,200 people Myanmar
1960s 121,000 people 43,200 people 77,800 people Myanmar
1970s 199,100 people 74,400 people 124,700 people Myanmar
1980s 190,300 people 80,400 people 109,900 people Myanmar
1990s 307,900 people 176,000 people 131,900 people Myanmar
2000s 406,900 people 207,400 people 199,500 people Myanmar
2010s 406,000 people 230,500 people 175,500 people Myanmar
2020s 372,667 people 247,000 people 125,667 people Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Myanmar or Saudi Arabia?
Myanmar, at 356,000 people against 257,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Myanmar and Saudi Arabia?
99,000 people, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Saudi Arabia?
75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
How do Myanmar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Myanmar ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 19th 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.