Romania vs South Africa: Military personnel, gaps filled
Romania
72,000 people
in 2022
South Africa
74,000 people
in 2022
Romania rank
52nd
South Africa rank
51st
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- Romania
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 74,000 people against 72,000 people in Romania, a difference of 2,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 100 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 51st of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 10 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 168,429 people | 2,000 people | 166,429 people | Romania |
| 1930s | 158,100 people | 3,100 people | 155,000 people | Romania |
| 1940s | 518,100 people | 77,150 people | 440,950 people | Romania |
| 1950s | 242,000 people | 15,600 people | 226,400 people | Romania |
| 1960s | 238,300 people | 43,000 people | 195,300 people | Romania |
| 1970s | 212,400 people | 58,400 people | 154,000 people | Romania |
| 1980s | 225,400 people | 88,700 people | 136,700 people | Romania |
| 1990s | 186,900 people | 75,800 people | 111,100 people | Romania |
| 2000s | 102,500 people | 59,500 people | 43,000 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 71,200 people | 63,700 people | 7,500 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 71,000 people | 74,333 people | 3,333 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Romania or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 74,000 people against 72,000 people in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Romania and South Africa?
- 2,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
- 100 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2022.
- How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Romania ranks 52nd 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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About this data
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.