Bahrain vs Thailand: Military personnel as a share of total population
Bahrain
0.5%
in 2022
Thailand
0.5%
in 2022
Bahrain rank
34th
Thailand rank
37th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Bahrain
- Thailand
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Thailand ahead.
Bahrain ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 37th of 194 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Bahrain |
| 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 Thailand?
- Bahrain, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bahrain and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Thailand?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Bahrain and Thailand rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Bahrain ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 37th 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.