El Salvador vs United States: Military personnel, per capita
El Salvador
0.004 people per person
in 2022
United States
0.0041 people per person
in 2022
El Salvador rank
55th
United States rank
53rd
Military personnel, per capita over time
- El Salvador
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0041 people per person against 0.004 people per person in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
El Salvador ranks 55th and United States ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 people per person | 0.015 people per person | 0.0135 people per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.002 people per person | 0.0106 people per person | 0.0086 people per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0077 people per person | 0.0093 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0059 people per person | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0027 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0031 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.004 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per capita, El Salvador or United States?
- United States, at 0.0041 people per person against 0.004 people per person in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between El Salvador and United States?
- 0.0001 people per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and United States rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 55th and United States ranks 53rd 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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About this data
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.