China vs Ireland: Military personnel, per capita

China
0.0014 people per person
in 2022
Ireland
0.0015 people per person
in 2022
China rank
130th
Ireland rank
127th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • China
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.0015 people per person against 0.0014 people per person in China, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

China ranks 130th and Ireland ranks 127th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0037 people per person 0.0029 people per person 0.0008 people per person China
1970s 0.0042 people per person 0.0036 people per person 0.0007 people per person China
1980s 0.004 people per person 0.0045 people per person 0.0006 people per person Ireland
1990s 0.0024 people per person 0.0042 people per person 0.0017 people per person Ireland
2000s 0.0018 people per person 0.0025 people per person 0.0007 people per person Ireland
2010s 0.0016 people per person 0.002 people per person 0.0003 people per person Ireland
2020s 0.0014 people per person 0.0017 people per person 0.0003 people per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, China or Ireland?
Ireland, at 0.0015 people per person against 0.0014 people per person in China as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between China and Ireland?
0.0001 people per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do China and Ireland rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
China ranks 130th and Ireland ranks 127th 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.