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
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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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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.