Kuwait vs United States: Military personnel, per capita
Kuwait
0.0039 people per person
in 2022
United States
0.0041 people per person
in 2022
Kuwait rank
56th
United States rank
53rd
Military personnel, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0041 people per person against 0.0039 people per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0002 people per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Kuwait ranks 56th and United States ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 people per person | 0.0152 people per person | 0.0059 people per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0139 people per person | 0.0106 people per person | 0.0033 people per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.0082 people per person | 0.0093 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0098 people per person | 0.0066 people per person | 0.0031 people per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.007 people per person | 0.005 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.0044 people per person | 0.0046 people per person | 0.0002 people per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.004 people per person | 0.0041 people per person | 0.0001 people per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Kuwait or United States?
- United States, at 0.0041 people per person against 0.0039 people per person in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Kuwait and United States?
- 0.0002 people per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and United States rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 56th and United States ranks 53rd 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.