Barbados vs Chile: Military personnel as a share of total population

Barbados
0.3546
in 2022
Chile
0.3529
in 2022
Barbados rank
64th
Chile rank
65th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Barbados
  • Chile
00.250.50.751183919302022

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.3546 against 0.3529 in Chile, a difference of 0.0017.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Chile ahead.

Barbados ranks 64th and Chile ranks 65th of 194 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Chile Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0.7598 0.7598 Chile
1970s 0.0806 0.9051 0.8244 Chile
1980s 0.3181 0.9732 0.6551 Chile
1990s 0 0.686 0.686 Chile
2000s 0.3657 0.4758 0.1101 Chile
2010s 0.3544 0.3584 0.004 Chile
2020s 0.3546 0.3683 0.0137 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Barbados or Chile?
Barbados, at 0.3546 against 0.3529 in Chile as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Barbados and Chile?
0.0017, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Chile?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Chile rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Barbados ranks 64th and Chile ranks 65th 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