Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Military personnel, per capita
Russia
0.0083 people per person
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.008 people per person
in 2022
Russia rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
20th
Military personnel, per capita over time
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.0083 people per person against 0.008 people per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0003 people per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0276 people per person | 0.0147 people per person | 0.0128 people per person | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.0301 people per person | 0.0168 people per person | 0.0133 people per person | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.0271 people per person | 0.0103 people per person | 0.0168 people per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.0115 people per person | 0.0136 people per person | 0.0021 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.007 people per person | 0.0104 people per person | 0.0034 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0062 people per person | 0.0082 people per person | 0.002 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0069 people per person | 0.0078 people per person | 0.001 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Russia or Saudi Arabia?
- Russia, at 0.0083 people per person against 0.008 people per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0003 people per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Russia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
- Russia ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 20th 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.