Norway vs Vietnam: Military personnel, per capita

Norway
0.0046 people per person
in 2022
Vietnam
0.0048 people per person
in 2022
Norway rank
44th
Vietnam rank
42nd

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Norway
  • Vietnam
0.0050.010.0150.02196019912022

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.0048 people per person against 0.0046 people per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0002 people per person.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

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

Norway ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 42nd of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0094 people per person 0.0084 people per person 0.001 people per person Norway
1970s 0.0095 people per person 0.013 people per person 0.0035 people per person Vietnam
1980s 0.0095 people per person 0.0192 people per person 0.0097 people per person Vietnam
1990s 0.0085 people per person 0.0108 people per person 0.0023 people per person Vietnam
2000s 0.0053 people per person 0.0058 people per person 0.0005 people per person Vietnam
2010s 0.0048 people per person 0.0052 people per person 0.0003 people per person Vietnam
2020s 0.0045 people per person 0.0049 people per person 0.0004 people per person Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Norway or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.0048 people per person against 0.0046 people per person in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Norway and Vietnam?
0.0002 people per person, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Norway and Vietnam rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Norway ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 42nd 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.