Afghanistan vs Austria: Military personnel as a share of total population

Afghanistan
0.2464
in 2022
Austria
0.2537
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
95th
Austria rank
93rd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Austria
00.511.52191919702022

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.2537 against 0.2464 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0073.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 95th and Austria ranks 93rd of 194 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Austria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Austria Difference Ahead
1920s 0.9658 0.3947 0.5711 Afghanistan
1930s 1.01 0.4219 0.5859 Afghanistan
1950s 0.4381 0.3296 0.1086 Afghanistan
1960s 0.808 0.7175 0.0905 Afghanistan
1970s 0.699 0.6649 0.0342 Afghanistan
1980s 0.3296 0.6088 0.2792 Austria
1990s 0.5483 0.5978 0.0495 Austria
2000s 0.3569 0.461 0.1041 Austria
2010s 0.4949 0.2724 0.2224 Afghanistan
2020s 0.3741 0.256 0.1181 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Afghanistan or Austria?
Austria, at 0.2537 against 0.2464 in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Afghanistan and Austria?
0.0073, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Austria?
82 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Austria rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Afghanistan ranks 95th and Austria ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed