Eritrea vs North Korea: Military personnel, per capita

Eritrea
0.0886 people per person
in 2022
North Korea
0.0486 people per person
in 2022
Eritrea rank
1st
North Korea rank
2nd

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Eritrea
  • North Korea
0.020.040.060.080.1196019912022

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0886 people per person against 0.0486 people per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.04 people per person.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.8 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was North Korea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea North Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0386 people per person 0.0469 people per person 0.0083 people per person North Korea
2000s 0.076 people per person 0.045 people per person 0.031 people per person Eritrea
2010s 0.0653 people per person 0.047 people per person 0.0183 people per person Eritrea
2020s 0.0701 people per person 0.0488 people per person 0.0213 people per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Eritrea or North Korea?
Eritrea, at 0.0886 people per person against 0.0486 people per person in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Eritrea and North Korea?
0.04 people per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and North Korea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and North Korea rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Eritrea ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 2nd 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.