Afghanistan vs Peru: Military personnel as a share of total population
Afghanistan
0.2464
in 2022
Peru
0.242
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
95th
Peru rank
96th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Afghanistan
- Peru
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.2464 against 0.242 in Peru, a difference of 0.0044.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 95th and Peru ranks 96th of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 10 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.9658 | 0.2366 | 0.7291 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 1.04 | 0.2124 | 0.8254 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1.06 | 0.4397 | 0.62 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.5203 | 0.3684 | 0.1519 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.808 | 0.5525 | 0.2555 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.699 | 0.6381 | 0.061 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.3296 | 0.7253 | 0.3957 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.5483 | 0.5117 | 0.0366 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.3569 | 0.3562 | 0.0007 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.4949 | 0.3292 | 0.1656 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3741 | 0.2443 | 0.1298 | 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 Peru?
- Afghanistan, at 0.2464 against 0.242 in Peru as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Afghanistan and Peru?
- 0.0044, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Peru?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Peru rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Afghanistan ranks 95th and Peru ranks 96th 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.