Russia vs United Arab Emirates: Military personnel, per capita

Russia
0.0083 people per person
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
0.0082 people per person
in 2022
Russia rank
17th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Russia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.0083 people per person against 0.0082 people per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 193 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0298 people per person 0.0302 people per person 0.0005 people per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0271 people per person 0.033 people per person 0.0059 people per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0115 people per person 0.0255 people per person 0.0139 people per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.007 people per person 0.0116 people per person 0.0046 people per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0062 people per person 0.0069 people per person 0.0007 people per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0069 people per person 0.0072 people per person 0.0003 people per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Russia or United Arab Emirates?
Russia, at 0.0083 people per person against 0.0082 people per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Russia and United Arab Emirates?
0.0001 people per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Arab Emirates?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Russia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Russia ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th 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.