Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Military personnel, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0025 people per person
in 2022
Rwanda
0.0024 people per person
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
94th
Rwanda rank
96th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0025 people per person against 0.0024 people per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 94th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0098 people per person 0.0007 people per person 0.0091 people per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.0084 people per person 0.0009 people per person 0.0075 people per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.0042 people per person 0.0008 people per person 0.0034 people per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.0063 people per person 0.0036 people per person 0.0027 people per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0039 people per person 0.0055 people per person 0.0017 people per person Rwanda
2010s 0.0049 people per person 0.0029 people per person 0.0021 people per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0037 people per person 0.0025 people per person 0.0013 people per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Afghanistan or Rwanda?
Afghanistan, at 0.0025 people per person against 0.0024 people per person in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Afghanistan and Rwanda?
0.0001 people per person, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 94th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.