Belize vs Thailand: Military personnel as a share of total population
Belize
0.5%
in 2022
Thailand
0.5%
in 2022
Belize rank
40th
Thailand rank
37th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Belize
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Belize, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 37th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Belize |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Belize or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Belize and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Thailand?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Thailand rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Belize ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 37th 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.