Australia vs Peru: Military personnel as a share of total population
Australia
0.2%
in 2022
Peru
0.2%
in 2022
Australia rank
99th
Peru rank
96th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Australia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 101 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Peru ahead.
Australia ranks 99th and Peru ranks 96th of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1940s | 4.5% | 0.4% | 4.1% | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Australia or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Australia and Peru?
- 0.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
- 101 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Peru rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Australia ranks 99th and Peru ranks 96th 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.