Albania vs Italy: Military personnel as a share of total population
Albania
0.3%
in 2022
Italy
0.3%
in 2022
Albania rank
85th
Italy rank
88th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Albania
- Italy
How they compare
Albania currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 105 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Italy ahead.
Albania ranks 85th and Italy ranks 88th of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 9 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.3% | 6.9% | 6.5% | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1940s | 5.3% | 0.6% | 4.7% | Albania |
| 1950s | 3.3% | 0.6% | 2.6% | Albania |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.8% | Albania |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Albania |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Albania |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Albania |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Albania |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Albania |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Albania or Italy?
- Albania, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Albania and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Italy?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2022.
- How do Albania and Italy rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Albania ranks 85th and Italy ranks 88th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.