Belgium vs Paraguay: Military personnel as a share of total population

Belgium
0.1976
in 2022
Paraguay
0.2071
in 2022
Belgium rank
109th
Paraguay rank
106th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Belgium
  • Paraguay
051015183019262022

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.2071 against 0.1976 in Belgium, a difference of 0.0095.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 168 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Paraguay ahead.

Belgium ranks 109th and Paraguay ranks 106th of 194 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 14 and Paraguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Paraguay Difference Ahead
1840s 0.7522 2.47 1.72 Paraguay
1850s 0.8448 2.06 1.21 Paraguay
1860s 0.8186 6.74 5.92 Paraguay
1870s 0.8337 0.8455 0.0117 Paraguay
1880s 0.7953 0.3519 0.4434 Belgium
1890s 0.7502 0.3848 0.3654 Belgium
1900s 0.6522 0.3264 0.3259 Belgium
1910s 1.66 0.4868 1.17 Belgium
1920s 1.24 0.4015 0.8374 Belgium
1930s 0.8669 0.883 0.016 Paraguay
1940s 0.9021 0.5138 0.3883 Belgium
1950s 1.03 0.443 0.5892 Belgium
1960s 1.21 0.8956 0.3106 Belgium
1970s 1.09 0.5903 0.5016 Belgium
1980s 1.1 0.4419 0.6585 Belgium
1990s 0.6275 0.3391 0.2885 Belgium
2000s 0.3715 0.2495 0.122 Belgium
2010s 0.2872 0.1698 0.1174 Belgium
2020s 0.2101 0.2095 0.0006 Belgium

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 Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 0.2071 against 0.1976 in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Belgium and Paraguay?
0.0095, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Paraguay?
168 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Paraguay rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Belgium ranks 109th and Paraguay ranks 106th 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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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