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Military > Manpower > Fit for military service Stats: compare key data on Nigeria & South Africa

Definitions

  • Females per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Males age 15-49: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve.
  • Males age 15-49 > Per capita: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Males age 15-49 per 1000: The number of males aged 15-49 fit for military service. This is a more refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to correct for the health situation in the country and reduces the maximum potential number to a more realistic estimate of the actual number fit to serve. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Males per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Nigeria South Africa HISTORY
Females 17.29 million
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than South Africa
5.47 million
Ranked 38th.

Females per 1000 114.33
Ranked 149th. 2% more than South Africa
112.13
Ranked 150th.

Males 18.56 million
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
6.04 million
Ranked 35th.

Males age 15-49 18.26 million
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa
7.21 million
Ranked 28th.

Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.136 per capita
Ranked 130th.
0.156 per capita
Ranked 109th. 15% more than Nigeria

Males age 15-49 per 1000 130.81
Ranked 127th.
152.78
Ranked 102nd. 17% more than Nigeria

Males per 1000 122.72
Ranked 180th.
123.84
Ranked 178th. 1% more than Nigeria

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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