Iran vs Qatar: Military personnel, per capita

Iran
0.0068 people per person
in 2022
Qatar
0.0064 people per person
in 2022
Iran rank
25th
Qatar rank
27th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Iran
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0068 people per person against 0.0064 people per person in Qatar, a difference of 0.0004 people per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 27th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0099 people per person 0.0179 people per person 0.008 people per person Qatar
1980s 0.0074 people per person 0.0201 people per person 0.0126 people per person Qatar
1990s 0.0081 people per person 0.0201 people per person 0.012 people per person Qatar
2000s 0.0072 people per person 0.0137 people per person 0.0065 people per person Qatar
2010s 0.0064 people per person 0.0061 people per person 0.0002 people per person Iran
2020s 0.0069 people per person 0.0064 people per person 0.0005 people per person Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Iran or Qatar?
Iran, at 0.0068 people per person against 0.0064 people per person in Qatar as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Iran and Qatar?
0.0004 people per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Qatar?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Iran and Qatar rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Iran ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 27th 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.