Israel vs North Korea: Military personnel, per capita

Israel
0.0178 people per person
in 2022
North Korea
0.0486 people per person
in 2022
Israel rank
3rd
North Korea rank
2nd

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Israel
  • North Korea
0.020.030.040.050.06196019912022

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0486 people per person against 0.0178 people per person in Israel, a difference of 0.0308 people per person.

That makes North Korea's figure about 2.7 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North Korea ahead.

Israel ranks 3rd and North Korea ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0288 people per person 0.0294 people per person 0.0007 people per person North Korea
1970s 0.0457 people per person 0.0304 people per person 0.0153 people per person Israel
1980s 0.0466 people per person 0.0418 people per person 0.0048 people per person Israel
1990s 0.0338 people per person 0.0497 people per person 0.0158 people per person North Korea
2000s 0.0246 people per person 0.045 people per person 0.0203 people per person North Korea
2010s 0.0213 people per person 0.047 people per person 0.0257 people per person North Korea
2020s 0.0181 people per person 0.0488 people per person 0.0307 people per person North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Israel or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.0486 people per person against 0.0178 people per person in Israel as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Israel and North Korea?
0.0308 people per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Israel and North Korea rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Israel ranks 3rd 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.