Bhutan vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, per capita

Bhutan
0.0101 people per person
in 2000
Sri Lanka
0.0115 people per person
in 2022
Bhutan rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Bhutan
  • Sri Lanka
00.0050.010.015196019912022

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0115 people per person against 0.0101 people per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0014 people per person.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 193 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0129 people per person 0.0012 people per person 0.0117 people per person Bhutan
1980s 0.0082 people per person 0.0013 people per person 0.007 people per person Bhutan
1990s 0.0109 people per person 0.0057 people per person 0.0052 people per person Bhutan
2000s 0.0101 people per person 0.006 people per person 0.0041 people per person Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Bhutan or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0115 people per person against 0.0101 people per person in Bhutan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
0.0014 people per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sri Lanka?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2000.
How do Bhutan and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Bhutan ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.