Spain vs Venezuela: Military personnel, gaps filled

Spain
124,000 people
in 2022
Venezuela
123,000 people
in 2022
Spain rank
39th
Venezuela rank
41st

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Spain
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 124,000 people against 123,000 people in Venezuela, a difference of 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 166 shared years of data; in 1857 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 39th and Venezuela ranks 41st of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 17 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Venezuela Difference Ahead
1850s 122,333 people 10,000 people 112,333 people Spain
1860s 113,200 people 9,000 people 104,200 people Spain
1870s 114,400 people 7,600 people 106,800 people Spain
1880s 155,700 people 3,500 people 152,200 people Spain
1890s 141,400 people 4,900 people 136,500 people Spain
1900s 114,100 people 8,700 people 105,400 people Spain
1910s 173,400 people 9,800 people 163,600 people Spain
1920s 173,300 people 7,700 people 165,600 people Spain
1930s 289,500 people 5,400 people 284,100 people Spain
1940s 485,200 people 2,000 people 483,200 people Spain
1950s 481,400 people 7,600 people 473,800 people Spain
1960s 364,600 people 34,700 people 329,900 people Spain
1970s 369,700 people 51,000 people 318,700 people Spain
1980s 331,400 people 64,500 people 266,900 people Spain
1990s 207,800 people 74,800 people 133,000 people Spain
2000s 160,000 people 86,000 people 74,000 people Spain
2010s 130,300 people 116,600 people 13,700 people Spain
2020s 122,333 people 123,000 people 666.67 people Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Spain or Venezuela?
Spain, at 124,000 people against 123,000 people in Venezuela as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Spain and Venezuela?
1,000 people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Venezuela?
166 years are reported by both, from 1857 to 2022.
How do Spain and Venezuela rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Spain ranks 39th and Venezuela ranks 41st 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.