Brunei vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, per capita

Brunei
0.0154 people per person
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.0115 people per person
in 2022
Brunei rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
8th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Brunei
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.0154 people per person against 0.0115 people per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0039 people per person.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 193 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0174 people per person 0.0013 people per person 0.0161 people per person Brunei
1990s 0.016 people per person 0.0057 people per person 0.0103 people per person Brunei
2000s 0.0188 people per person 0.0067 people per person 0.0121 people per person Brunei
2010s 0.0167 people per person 0.0086 people per person 0.0081 people per person Brunei
2020s 0.0155 people per person 0.0115 people per person 0.004 people per person Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Brunei or Sri Lanka?
Brunei, at 0.0154 people per person against 0.0115 people per person in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Brunei and Sri Lanka?
0.0039 people per person, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sri Lanka?
39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do Brunei and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Brunei ranks 5th 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.