Bahrain vs Bulgaria: Military personnel as a share of total population
Bahrain
0.5%
in 2022
Bulgaria
0.5%
in 2022
Bahrain rank
34th
Bulgaria rank
31st
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Bahrain
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bahrain ranks 34th and Bulgaria ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 2.1% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
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 Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Bulgaria?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Bahrain and Bulgaria rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Bahrain ranks 34th and Bulgaria ranks 31st 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.