South Korea vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel, per capita
South Korea
0.0107 people per person
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.0115 people per person
in 2022
South Korea rank
9th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Military personnel, per capita over time
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0115 people per person against 0.0107 people per person in South Korea, a difference of 0.0008 people per person.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0215 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0206 people per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.018 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0168 people per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.0151 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | 0.0138 people per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0158 people per person | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0101 people per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0142 people per person | 0.0067 people per person | 0.0075 people per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.0127 people per person | 0.0086 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.011 people per person | 0.0115 people per person | 0.0005 people per person | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per capita, South Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0115 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 South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0008 people per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 9th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.