Peru vs South Africa: Military personnel, gaps filled

Peru
81,000 people
in 2022
South Africa
74,000 people
in 2022
Peru rank
50th
South Africa rank
51st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k183919302022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 81,000 people against 74,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 7,000 people.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Peru ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 51st of 194 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 10 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1920s 11,429 people 2,000 people 9,429 people Peru
1930s 13,000 people 3,100 people 9,900 people Peru
1940s 31,150 people 77,150 people 46,000 people South Africa
1950s 32,200 people 15,600 people 16,600 people Peru
1960s 63,100 people 43,000 people 20,100 people Peru
1970s 96,500 people 58,400 people 38,100 people Peru
1980s 137,700 people 88,700 people 49,000 people Peru
1990s 115,900 people 75,800 people 40,100 people Peru
2000s 98,300 people 59,500 people 38,800 people Peru
2010s 101,300 people 63,700 people 37,600 people Peru
2020s 81,000 people 74,333 people 6,667 people Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Peru or South Africa?
Peru, at 81,000 people against 74,000 people in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Peru and South Africa?
7,000 people, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
100 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2022.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Peru ranks 50th 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.