Belgium vs Paraguay: Military personnel as a share of total population
Belgium
0.2%
in 2022
Paraguay
0.2%
in 2022
Belgium rank
109th
Paraguay rank
106th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Belgium
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.7% | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 0.8% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 6.7% | 5.9% | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Belgium |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Belgium |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 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 0.2% against 0.2% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Belgium and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, 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?
- 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.