Belgium vs Gabon: Military personnel as a share of total population
Belgium
0.1976
in 2022
Gabon
0.2057
in 2022
Belgium rank
109th
Gabon rank
107th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Belgium
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.2057 against 0.1976 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0081.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 109th and Gabon ranks 107th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Gabon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 | 0.143 | 1.06 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 0.4469 | 0.645 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 0.9507 | 0.1497 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6275 | 0.7317 | 0.1042 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.3715 | 0.3681 | 0.0034 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.2872 | 0.2673 | 0.0199 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2101 | 0.2104 | 0.0003 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Belgium or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.2057 against 0.1976 in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Belgium and Gabon?
- 0.0081, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Gabon rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Belgium ranks 109th and Gabon ranks 107th 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.