Austria vs Denmark: Military personnel as a share of total population
Austria
0.3%
in 2022
Denmark
0.3%
in 2022
Austria rank
93rd
Denmark rank
92nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Austria
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Austria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Denmark ahead.
Austria ranks 93rd and Denmark ranks 92nd of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Austria or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Austria and Denmark?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Austria ranks 93rd and Denmark ranks 92nd 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.