Nigeria vs United Kingdom: Military personnel, gaps filled

Nigeria
143,000 people
in 2022
United Kingdom
150,000 people
in 2022
Nigeria rank
35th
United Kingdom rank
33rd

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Nigeria
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 150,000 people against 143,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 7,000 people.

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

Nigeria ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 35,300 people 442,900 people 407,600 people United Kingdom
1970s 263,800 people 352,100 people 88,300 people United Kingdom
1980s 135,000 people 331,000 people 196,000 people United Kingdom
1990s 80,900 people 253,800 people 172,900 people United Kingdom
2000s 79,100 people 201,000 people 121,900 people United Kingdom
2010s 93,100 people 162,600 people 69,500 people United Kingdom
2020s 143,000 people 150,333 people 7,333 people United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Nigeria or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 150,000 people against 143,000 people in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Nigeria and United Kingdom?
7,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Nigeria and United Kingdom rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Nigeria ranks 35th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd 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.