What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Turkey and United States?

0.0001 people per person, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Turkey vs United States: Military personnel, per capita

Turkey

0.0042 people per person

in 2022

United States

0.0041 people per person

in 2022

Turkey rank

52nd

United States rank

53rd

Military personnel, per capita over time

Turkey
United States

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.0042 people per person against 0.0041 people per person in United States, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.

Turkey ranks 52nd and United States ranks 53rd of 193 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkey	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.015 people per person	0.015 people per person	0.0001 people per person	Turkey
1970s	0.0156 people per person	0.0106 people per person	0.005 people per person	Turkey
1980s	0.0161 people per person	0.0093 people per person	0.0068 people per person	Turkey
1990s	0.0129 people per person	0.0066 people per person	0.0063 people per person	Turkey
2000s	0.0076 people per person	0.005 people per person	0.0027 people per person	Turkey
2010s	0.006 people per person	0.0046 people per person	0.0014 people per person	Turkey
2020s	0.0042 people per person	0.0041 people per person	0.0001 people per person	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Turkey or United States?: Turkey, at 0.0042 people per person against 0.0041 people per person in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Turkey and United States?: 0.0001 people per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Turkey and United States rank globally for military personnel, per capita?: Turkey ranks 52nd and United States ranks 53rd 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: 15 September 2026

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.