Nigeria vs Philippines: Military personnel, gaps filled

Nigeria
143,000 people
in 2022
Philippines
145,000 people
in 2022
Nigeria rank
35th
Philippines rank
34th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
0100.0k200.0k300.0k194619842022

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 145,000 people against 143,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 2,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Nigeria ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 34th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 35,300 people 51,400 people 16,100 people Philippines
1970s 263,800 people 105,900 people 157,900 people Nigeria
1980s 135,000 people 127,100 people 7,900 people Nigeria
1990s 80,900 people 105,900 people 25,000 people Philippines
2000s 79,100 people 106,100 people 27,000 people Philippines
2010s 93,100 people 126,200 people 33,100 people Philippines
2020s 143,000 people 144,000 people 1,000 people Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Nigeria or Philippines?
Philippines, at 145,000 people against 143,000 people in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Nigeria and Philippines?
2,000 people, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Philippines?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Nigeria and Philippines rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Nigeria ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 34th 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.