Australia vs Rwanda: Military personnel as a share of total population
Australia
0.229
in 2022
Rwanda
0.2417
in 2022
Australia rank
99th
Rwanda rank
97th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Australia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.2417 against 0.229 in Australia, a difference of 0.0127.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 99th and Rwanda ranks 97th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5372 | 0.0761 | 0.4611 | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.5499 | 0.0959 | 0.4541 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.4547 | 0.0849 | 0.3698 | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.364 | 0.5548 | 0.1908 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.2566 | 0.5736 | 0.3169 | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.2397 | 0.2831 | 0.0434 | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.2272 | 0.2471 | 0.0199 | Rwanda |
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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.2417 against 0.229 in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Australia and Rwanda?
- 0.0127, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Rwanda?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Rwanda rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Australia ranks 99th and Rwanda ranks 97th 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.