Greece vs South Korea: Military personnel, per capita

Greece
0.0126 people per person
in 2022
South Korea
0.0107 people per person
in 2022
Greece rank
7th
South Korea rank
9th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Greece
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 0.0126 people per person against 0.0107 people per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0019 people per person.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

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

Greece ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 9th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0202 people per person 0.0215 people per person 0.0012 people per person South Korea
1970s 0.0203 people per person 0.018 people per person 0.0023 people per person Greece
1980s 0.0196 people per person 0.0151 people per person 0.0045 people per person Greece
1990s 0.0197 people per person 0.0158 people per person 0.0039 people per person Greece
2000s 0.0149 people per person 0.0142 people per person 0.0007 people per person Greece
2010s 0.0132 people per person 0.0127 people per person 0.0005 people per person Greece
2020s 0.0132 people per person 0.011 people per person 0.0022 people per person Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Greece or South Korea?
Greece, at 0.0126 people per person against 0.0107 people per person in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Greece and South Korea?
0.0019 people per person, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Greece and South Korea rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Greece ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 9th 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.