Bolivia vs Italy: Military personnel as a share of total population

Bolivia
0.2815
in 2022
Italy
0.27
in 2022
Bolivia rank
87th
Italy rank
88th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bolivia
  • Italy
02468181619192022

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 0.2815 against 0.27 in Italy, a difference of 0.0115.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 173 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 87th and Italy ranks 88th of 194 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Italy Difference Ahead
1840s 1.59 1.42 0.1719 Bolivia
1850s 1.03 1.03 0.001 Bolivia
1860s 0.167 1.02 0.8564 Italy
1870s 0.2429 0.7022 0.4592 Italy
1880s 0.1379 0.7054 0.5675 Italy
1890s 0.1001 0.8209 0.7209 Italy
1900s 0.157 0.7742 0.6172 Italy
1910s 0.2008 4.46 4.26 Italy
1920s 0.2465 0.9555 0.709 Italy
1930s 0.5813 1.17 0.5883 Italy
1940s 0.3334 1.97 1.64 Italy
1950s 0.3524 0.6463 0.2939 Italy
1960s 0.4611 0.8784 0.4173 Italy
1970s 0.4013 0.8755 0.4741 Italy
1980s 0.4723 0.8905 0.4182 Italy
1990s 0.4308 0.7689 0.3381 Italy
2000s 0.3913 0.3668 0.0244 Bolivia
2010s 0.3842 0.3146 0.0696 Bolivia
2020s 0.2847 0.2728 0.0119 Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Bolivia or Italy?
Bolivia, at 0.2815 against 0.27 in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bolivia and Italy?
0.0115, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Italy?
173 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2022.
How do Bolivia and Italy rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Bolivia ranks 87th and Italy ranks 88th 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