Ghana vs Nigeria: Military personnel, per capita
Ghana
0.0005 people per person
in 2022
Nigeria
0.0006 people per person
in 2022
Ghana rank
159th
Nigeria rank
156th
Military personnel, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0006 people per person against 0.0005 people per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.0028 people per person | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0014 people per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0003 people per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0004 people per person | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0002 people per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.0006 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0002 people per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0006 people per person against 0.0005 people per person in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.0001 people per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 156th 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.