North Korea vs Ukraine: Military personnel, per capita

North Korea
0.0486 people per person
in 2022
Ukraine
0.0168 people per person
in 2022
North Korea rank
2nd
Ukraine rank
4th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • North Korea
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0486 people per person against 0.0168 people per person in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0318 people per person.

That makes North Korea's figure about 2.9 times Ukraine's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 2nd and Ukraine ranks 4th of 193 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 0.048 people per person 0.0086 people per person 0.0393 people per person North Korea
2000s 0.045 people per person 0.0047 people per person 0.0402 people per person North Korea
2010s 0.047 people per person 0.0035 people per person 0.0435 people per person North Korea
2020s 0.0488 people per person 0.0086 people per person 0.0402 people per person North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, North Korea or Ukraine?
North Korea, at 0.0486 people per person against 0.0168 people per person in Ukraine as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between North Korea and Ukraine?
0.0318 people per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Ukraine?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Ukraine rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
North Korea ranks 2nd and Ukraine ranks 4th 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.