Australia vs Peru: Military personnel as a share of total population
Australia
0.229
in 2022
Peru
0.242
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 0.242 against 0.229 in Australia, a difference of 0.013.
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 | 0.1189 | 0.2366 | 0.1178 | Peru |
| 1930s | 0.1087 | 0.2124 | 0.1037 | Peru |
| 1940s | 4.52 | 0.4368 | 4.08 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.5034 | 0.3684 | 0.135 | Australia |
| 1960s | 0.5191 | 0.5525 | 0.0334 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.5499 | 0.6381 | 0.0881 | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.4547 | 0.7253 | 0.2706 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.364 | 0.4975 | 0.1335 | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.2566 | 0.3585 | 0.1019 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.2397 | 0.3292 | 0.0896 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.2272 | 0.2443 | 0.0171 | 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 0.242 against 0.229 in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Australia and Peru?
- 0.013, 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?
- 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.