Rwanda vs Switzerland: Military personnel, per capita

Rwanda
0.0024 people per person
in 2022
Switzerland
0.0023 people per person
in 2022
Rwanda rank
96th
Switzerland rank
99th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Rwanda
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0024 people per person against 0.0023 people per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Switzerland ahead.

Rwanda ranks 96th and Switzerland ranks 99th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 people per person 0.004 people per person 0.0033 people per person Switzerland
1970s 0.0009 people per person 0.0038 people per person 0.0029 people per person Switzerland
1980s 0.0008 people per person 0.0035 people per person 0.0027 people per person Switzerland
1990s 0.0045 people per person 0.0049 people per person 0.0004 people per person Switzerland
2000s 0.0058 people per person 0.0025 people per person 0.0033 people per person Rwanda
2010s 0.0029 people per person 0.0027 people per person 0.0001 people per person Rwanda
2020s 0.0025 people per person 0.0023 people per person 0.0001 people per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Rwanda or Switzerland?
Rwanda, at 0.0024 people per person against 0.0023 people per person in Switzerland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Rwanda and Switzerland?
0.0001 people per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Rwanda and Switzerland rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Rwanda ranks 96th and Switzerland ranks 99th 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.