Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Military personnel, per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.008 people per person
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
0.0082 people per person
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
20th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th
Military personnel, per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0082 people per person against 0.008 people per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0002 people per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0166 people per person | 0.0302 people per person | 0.0136 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.0103 people per person | 0.033 people per person | 0.0227 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.0136 people per person | 0.0255 people per person | 0.0118 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.0104 people per person | 0.0116 people per person | 0.0012 people per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.0082 people per person | 0.0069 people per person | 0.0013 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0078 people per person | 0.0072 people per person | 0.0007 people per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.0082 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 Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0002 people per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th 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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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.