Switzerland vs Uruguay: Military personnel, gaps filled

Switzerland
20,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
21,000 people
in 2022
Switzerland rank
98th
Uruguay rank
95th

Military personnel, gaps filled over time

  • Switzerland
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 21,000 people against 20,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 1,000 people.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Uruguay ahead.

Switzerland ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 95th of 194 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1880s 0 people 3,375 people 3,375 people Uruguay
1890s 0 people 3,100 people 3,100 people Uruguay
1900s 0 people 5,100 people 5,100 people Uruguay
1910s 100,000 people 8,900 people 91,100 people Switzerland
1920s 0 people 11,500 people 11,500 people Uruguay
1930s 0 people 8,600 people 8,600 people Uruguay
1940s 0 people 6,000 people 6,000 people Uruguay
1950s 0 people 6,300 people 6,300 people Uruguay
1960s 21,800 people 14,600 people 7,200 people Switzerland
1970s 23,600 people 23,900 people 300 people Uruguay
1980s 22,600 people 28,900 people 6,300 people Uruguay
1990s 34,400 people 24,900 people 9,500 people Switzerland
2000s 18,500 people 24,300 people 5,800 people Uruguay
2010s 22,400 people 24,600 people 2,200 people Uruguay
2020s 20,333 people 21,000 people 666.67 people Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Switzerland or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 21,000 people against 20,000 people in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Switzerland and Uruguay?
1,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Uruguay?
135 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2022.
How do Switzerland and Uruguay rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
Switzerland ranks 98th and Uruguay ranks 95th 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.