Nepal vs South Africa: Military personnel, gaps filled

Nepal
97,000 people
in 2022
South Africa
74,000 people
in 2022
Nepal rank
48th
South Africa rank
51st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Nepal
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 97,000 people against 74,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 23,000 people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st of 194 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal South Africa Difference Ahead
1920s 20,714 people 2,000 people 18,714 people Nepal
1930s 20,000 people 3,100 people 16,900 people Nepal
1940s 20,000 people 77,150 people 57,150 people South Africa
1950s 20,000 people 15,600 people 4,400 people Nepal
1960s 21,700 people 43,000 people 21,300 people South Africa
1970s 31,200 people 58,400 people 27,200 people South Africa
1980s 26,900 people 88,700 people 61,800 people South Africa
1990s 35,500 people 75,800 people 40,300 people South Africa
2000s 62,100 people 59,500 people 2,600 people Nepal
2010s 96,300 people 63,700 people 32,600 people Nepal
2020s 97,000 people 74,333 people 22,667 people Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Nepal or South Africa?
Nepal, at 97,000 people against 74,000 people in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Nepal and South Africa?
23,000 people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?
100 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2022.
How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Nepal ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st 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.