Barbados vs Chile: Military personnel as a share of total population
Barbados
0.4%
in 2022
Chile
0.4%
in 2022
Barbados rank
64th
Chile rank
65th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Barbados
- Chile
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.0%.
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% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 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 0.4% against 0.4% in Chile as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Barbados and Chile?
- 0.0%, 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?
- 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.