Cuba vs Vietnam: Military personnel, per capita

Cuba
0.0044 people per person
in 2022
Vietnam
0.0048 people per person
in 2022
Cuba rank
45th
Vietnam rank
42nd

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Cuba
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0048 people per person against 0.0044 people per person in Cuba, a difference of 0.0004 people per person.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.

Cuba ranks 45th and Vietnam ranks 42nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0172 people per person 0.0084 people per person 0.0088 people per person Cuba
1970s 0.0166 people per person 0.013 people per person 0.0036 people per person Cuba
1980s 0.0267 people per person 0.0192 people per person 0.0075 people per person Cuba
1990s 0.0128 people per person 0.0108 people per person 0.002 people per person Cuba
2000s 0.0044 people per person 0.0058 people per person 0.0015 people per person Vietnam
2010s 0.0043 people per person 0.0052 people per person 0.0008 people per person Vietnam
2020s 0.0044 people per person 0.0049 people per person 0.0005 people per person Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Cuba or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0048 people per person against 0.0044 people per person in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Cuba and Vietnam?
0.0004 people per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Vietnam rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Cuba ranks 45th and Vietnam ranks 42nd 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.