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

Algeria
0.3%
in 2022
Poland
0.3%
in 2022
Algeria rank
79th
Poland rank
82nd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Algeria
  • Poland
01234191919702022

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Poland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Poland ahead.

Algeria ranks 79th and Poland ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5% 1.0% 0.4% Poland
1970s 0.5% 1.1% 0.6% Poland
1980s 0.6% 1.1% 0.5% Poland
1990s 0.4% 0.7% 0.2% Poland
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Poland
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% Algeria
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Algeria or Poland?
Algeria, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Poland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Algeria and Poland?
0.0%, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Poland?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Poland rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Algeria ranks 79th and Poland ranks 82nd 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
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Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.