Australia vs Switzerland: Military personnel, per capita

Australia
0.0023 people per person
in 2022
Switzerland
0.0023 people per person
in 2022
Australia rank
97th
Switzerland rank
99th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0023 people per person against 0.0023 people per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0 people per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 99th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0052 people per person 0.0038 people per person 0.0014 people per person Australia
1970s 0.0055 people per person 0.0038 people per person 0.0017 people per person Australia
1980s 0.0045 people per person 0.0035 people per person 0.001 people per person Australia
1990s 0.0036 people per person 0.0049 people per person 0.0013 people per person Switzerland
2000s 0.0026 people per person 0.0025 people per person 0.0001 people per person Australia
2010s 0.0024 people per person 0.0027 people per person 0.0003 people per person Switzerland
2020s 0.0023 people per person 0.0023 people per person 0 people per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Australia or Switzerland?
Australia, at 0.0023 people per person against 0.0023 people per person in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Australia and Switzerland?
0 people per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Australia ranks 97th and Switzerland ranks 99th 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.