Netherlands vs Rwanda: Military personnel, gaps filled

Netherlands
34,000 people
in 2022
Rwanda
33,000 people
in 2022
Netherlands rank
74th
Rwanda rank
76th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Netherlands
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 34,000 people against 33,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 74th and Rwanda ranks 76th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 125,125 people 2,500 people 122,625 people Netherlands
1970s 109,000 people 4,000 people 105,000 people Netherlands
1980s 105,600 people 5,100 people 100,500 people Netherlands
1990s 75,800 people 33,100 people 42,700 people Netherlands
2000s 50,400 people 51,300 people 900 people Rwanda
2010s 37,300 people 33,000 people 4,300 people Netherlands
2020s 34,333 people 33,000 people 1,333 people Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Netherlands or Rwanda?
Netherlands, at 34,000 people against 33,000 people in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Netherlands and Rwanda?
1,000 people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Rwanda?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Netherlands and Rwanda rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Netherlands ranks 74th and Rwanda ranks 76th 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.