Libya vs South Africa: Military personnel, per capita
Libya
0.0011 people per person
in 2015
South Africa
0.0012 people per person
in 2022
Libya rank
140th
South Africa rank
138th
Military personnel, per capita over time
- Libya
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0012 people per person against 0.0011 people per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 140th and South Africa ranks 138th of 193 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0089 people per person | 0.0022 people per person | 0.0066 people per person | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.0107 people per person | 0.0023 people per person | 0.0084 people per person | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.0196 people per person | 0.0026 people per person | 0.017 people per person | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.0166 people per person | 0.0017 people per person | 0.0148 people per person | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.0131 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | 0.0119 people per person | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0065 people per person | 0.0011 people per person | 0.0053 people per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Libya or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0012 people per person against 0.0011 people per person in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Libya and South Africa?
- 0.0001 people per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Libya and South Africa rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
- Libya ranks 140th and South Africa ranks 138th 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.