Bahamas vs Belize: Military personnel as a share of total population
Bahamas
0.5%
in 2022
Belize
0.5%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
38th
Belize rank
40th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Bahamas
- Belize
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Belize, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Belize ahead.
Bahamas ranks 38th and Belize ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Belize | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Belize |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Belize |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Bahamas or Belize?
- Bahamas, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bahamas and Belize?
- 0.0%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Belize rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Bahamas ranks 38th and Belize ranks 40th 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.