Nigeria vs Somalia: Military personnel, per capita
Nigeria
0.0006 people per person
in 2022
Somalia
0.0008 people per person
in 2022
Nigeria rank
156th
Somalia rank
153rd
Military personnel, per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0008 people per person against 0.0006 people per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 people per person.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 153rd of 193 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0032 people per person | 0.0025 people per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.0042 people per person | 0.0077 people per person | 0.0035 people per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.0016 people per person | 0.0075 people per person | 0.0059 people per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0027 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0015 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0005 people per person | 0.0008 people per person | 0.0003 people per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0007 people per person | 0.0009 people per person | 0.0003 people per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0008 people per person against 0.0006 people per person in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.0002 people per person, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 153rd 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.