Albania vs Poland: Military personnel as a share of total population

Albania
0.2829
in 2022
Poland
0.297
in 2022
Albania rank
85th
Poland rank
82nd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Albania
  • Poland
0246191419682022

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.297 against 0.2829 in Albania, a difference of 0.0141.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Poland ahead.

Albania ranks 85th and Poland ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 9 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 0.3831 1.24 0.8587 Poland
1920s 0.8442 1.19 0.3415 Poland
1930s 1.07 0.8222 0.2482 Albania
1940s 5.29 0.7938 4.5 Albania
1950s 3.28 1.25 2.03 Albania
1960s 2.66 0.9461 1.72 Albania
1970s 2.12 1.08 1.04 Albania
1980s 1.43 1.14 0.2942 Albania
1990s 1.38 0.6588 0.7224 Albania
2000s 0.7324 0.4115 0.3209 Albania
2010s 0.3667 0.2654 0.1013 Albania
2020s 0.2807 0.3072 0.0265 Poland

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 Poland?
Poland, at 0.297 against 0.2829 in Albania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Albania and Poland?
0.0141, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Poland?
99 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2022.
How do Albania and Poland rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Albania ranks 85th and Poland ranks 82nd 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