Australia vs United Kingdom: Military personnel as a share of total population
Australia
0.229
in 2022
United Kingdom
0.22
in 2022
Australia rank
99th
United Kingdom rank
102nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.229 against 0.22 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1920 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 99th and United Kingdom ranks 102nd of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1189 | 0.8261 | 0.7072 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0.1087 | 0.7171 | 0.6084 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 4.15 | 5.08 | 0.9361 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.5034 | 1.47 | 0.9713 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.5191 | 0.8205 | 0.3015 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.5499 | 0.6275 | 0.0776 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.4547 | 0.5839 | 0.1292 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.364 | 0.4358 | 0.0717 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.2566 | 0.3343 | 0.0777 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.2397 | 0.2514 | 0.0117 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.2272 | 0.222 | 0.0052 | Australia |
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 United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 0.229 against 0.22 in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 0.009, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Australia ranks 99th and United Kingdom ranks 102nd 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.