Pakistan vs Russia: Military personnel, gaps filled

Pakistan
652,000 people
in 2022
Russia
1.19 million people
in 2022
Pakistan rank
7th
Russia rank
5th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Pakistan
  • Russia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M181619192022

How they compare

Russia currently reports 1.19 million people against 652,000 people in Pakistan, a difference of 538,000 people.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.8 times Pakistan's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Pakistan ranks 7th and Russia ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Russia Difference Ahead
1940s 265,333 people 3.07 million people 2.80 million people Russia
1950s 217,700 people 4.96 million people 4.74 million people Russia
1960s 293,500 people 3.46 million people 3.17 million people Russia
1970s 476,100 people 4.03 million people 3.55 million people Russia
1980s 502,100 people 3.88 million people 3.38 million people Russia
1990s 580,500 people 1.71 million people 1.13 million people Russia
2000s 618,500 people 1.01 million people 388,900 people Russia
2010s 641,200 people 891,900 people 250,700 people Russia
2020s 652,667 people 996,667 people 344,000 people Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Pakistan or Russia?
Russia, at 1.19 million people against 652,000 people in Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Pakistan and Russia?
538,000 people, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Russia?
76 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2022.
How do Pakistan and Russia rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Pakistan ranks 7th and Russia ranks 5th 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.