Poland vs Spain: Military personnel, gaps filled

Poland
114,000 people
in 2022
Spain
124,000 people
in 2022
Poland rank
42nd
Spain rank
39th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Poland
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 124,000 people against 114,000 people in Poland, a difference of 10,000 people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 39th of 194 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Spain Difference Ahead
1910s 300,000 people 224,000 people 76,000 people Poland
1920s 338,300 people 173,300 people 165,000 people Poland
1930s 274,900 people 289,500 people 14,600 people Spain
1940s 191,200 people 462,200 people 271,000 people Spain
1950s 332,800 people 481,400 people 148,600 people Spain
1960s 295,200 people 364,600 people 69,400 people Spain
1970s 366,200 people 369,700 people 3,500 people Spain
1980s 420,500 people 331,400 people 89,100 people Poland
1990s 253,500 people 207,800 people 45,700 people Poland
2000s 157,600 people 160,000 people 2,400 people Spain
2010s 101,500 people 130,300 people 28,800 people Spain
2020s 117,333 people 122,333 people 5,000 people Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Poland or Spain?
Spain, at 124,000 people against 114,000 people in Poland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Poland and Spain?
10,000 people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Spain?
99 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2022.
How do Poland and Spain rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Poland ranks 42nd and Spain ranks 39th 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.