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

Bahrain
0.5219
in 2022
Thailand
0.5032
in 2022
Bahrain rank
34th
Thailand rank
37th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bahrain
  • Thailand
00.511.52188719542022

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.5219 against 0.5032 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0187.

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 0.8123 0.5413 0.271 Bahrain
1980s 0.7509 0.4877 0.2632 Bahrain
1990s 1.46 0.4901 0.9689 Bahrain
2000s 1.26 0.4744 0.7829 Bahrain
2010s 0.5683 0.5004 0.0679 Bahrain
2020s 0.5313 0.5035 0.0278 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 0.5219 against 0.5032 in Thailand as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bahrain and Thailand?
0.0187, 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?
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

Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed