South Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Military personnel, gaps filled

South Africa
74,000 people
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
83,000 people
in 2022
South Africa rank
51st
United Arab Emirates rank
49th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • South Africa
  • United Arab Emirates
050.0k100.0k150.0k192319722022

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 83,000 people against 74,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 9,000 people.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 51st and United Arab Emirates ranks 49th of 194 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 60,444 people 18,333 people 42,111 people South Africa
1980s 88,700 people 43,800 people 44,900 people South Africa
1990s 75,800 people 61,200 people 14,600 people South Africa
2000s 59,500 people 52,700 people 6,800 people South Africa
2010s 63,700 people 57,000 people 6,700 people South Africa
2020s 74,333 people 69,667 people 4,667 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, South Africa or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 83,000 people against 74,000 people in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between South Africa and United Arab Emirates?
9,000 people, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Arab Emirates?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do South Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
South Africa ranks 51st and United Arab Emirates ranks 49th 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

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.