Saudi Arabia vs Turkey: Military personnel, gaps filled
Saudi Arabia
257,000 people
in 2022
Turkey
355,000 people
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
19th
Turkey rank
17th
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 355,000 people against 257,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 98,000 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 96 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 4,000 people | 119,000 people | 115,000 people | Turkey |
| 1930s | 4,000 people | 178,700 people | 174,700 people | Turkey |
| 1940s | 4,100 people | 563,250 people | 559,150 people | Turkey |
| 1950s | 22,000 people | 482,800 people | 460,800 people | Turkey |
| 1960s | 43,200 people | 482,000 people | 438,800 people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 74,400 people | 634,500 people | 560,100 people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 80,400 people | 804,600 people | 724,200 people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 176,000 people | 779,400 people | 603,400 people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 207,400 people | 523,600 people | 316,200 people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 230,500 people | 464,200 people | 233,700 people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 247,000 people | 355,000 people | 108,000 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 355,000 people against 257,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 98,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 96 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2022.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Turkey rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 17th 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.