Belarus vs Estonia: Military personnel as a share of total population
Belarus
0.5%
in 2022
Estonia
0.5%
in 2022
Belarus rank
33rd
Estonia rank
35th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Belarus
- Estonia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 33rd and Estonia ranks 35th of 194 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Belarus or Estonia?
- Belarus, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Belarus and Estonia?
- 0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Estonia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Belarus and Estonia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Belarus ranks 33rd and Estonia ranks 35th 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.