New Zealand vs Nicaragua: Military personnel, per capita

New Zealand
0.0018 people per person
in 2022
Nicaragua
0.0018 people per person
in 2022
New Zealand rank
118th
Nicaragua rank
117th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0018 people per person against 0.0018 people per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0 people per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 117th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0049 people per person 0.0027 people per person 0.0022 people per person New Zealand
1970s 0.0044 people per person 0.0021 people per person 0.0023 people per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0039 people per person 0.0157 people per person 0.0118 people per person Nicaragua
1990s 0.0029 people per person 0.0035 people per person 0.0007 people per person Nicaragua
2000s 0.0022 people per person 0.0027 people per person 0.0005 people per person Nicaragua
2010s 0.002 people per person 0.002 people per person 0.0001 people per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0018 people per person 0.0018 people per person 0 people per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, New Zealand or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0018 people per person against 0.0018 people per person in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between New Zealand and Nicaragua?
0 people per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Nicaragua rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 117th 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.