France vs Poland: Military personnel, per capita

France
0.003 people per person
in 2022
Poland
0.0031 people per person
in 2022
France rank
81st
Poland rank
78th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • France
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0031 people per person against 0.003 people per person in France, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 81st and Poland ranks 78th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0137 people per person 0.0095 people per person 0.0043 people per person France
1970s 0.0108 people per person 0.0108 people per person 0 people per person Poland
1980s 0.01 people per person 0.0114 people per person 0.0014 people per person Poland
1990s 0.0084 people per person 0.0066 people per person 0.0019 people per person France
2000s 0.0043 people per person 0.0041 people per person 0.0002 people per person France
2010s 0.0035 people per person 0.0027 people per person 0.0008 people per person France
2020s 0.003 people per person 0.0032 people per person 0.0002 people per person Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, France or Poland?
Poland, at 0.0031 people per person against 0.003 people per person in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between France and Poland?
0.0001 people per person, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Poland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do France and Poland rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
France ranks 81st and Poland ranks 78th 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.