Bahrain vs Belarus: Military personnel as a share of total population

Bahrain
0.5%
in 2022
Belarus
0.5%
in 2022
Bahrain rank
34th
Belarus rank
33rd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bahrain
  • Belarus
0.511.52197119962022

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 34th and Belarus ranks 33rd of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Belarus in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Belarus Difference Ahead
1990s 1.4% 0.8% 0.6% Bahrain
2000s 1.3% 0.8% 0.5% Bahrain
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Belarus
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Bahrain or Belarus?
Belarus, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Bahrain as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bahrain and Belarus?
0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Belarus?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Belarus rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Bahrain ranks 34th and Belarus ranks 33rd 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.