Bolivia vs Spain: Military personnel as a share of total population
Bolivia
0.2815
in 2022
Spain
0.2593
in 2022
Bolivia rank
87th
Spain rank
90th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Bolivia
- Spain
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 0.2815 against 0.2593 in Spain, a difference of 0.0222.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1848 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 87th and Spain ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 1.59 | 0.8414 | 0.7527 | Bolivia |
| 1850s | 1.03 | 0.7481 | 0.2794 | Bolivia |
| 1860s | 0.167 | 0.7128 | 0.5458 | Spain |
| 1870s | 0.2429 | 0.702 | 0.459 | Spain |
| 1880s | 0.1379 | 0.9018 | 0.7639 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.1001 | 0.7802 | 0.6801 | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.157 | 0.5986 | 0.4416 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.2008 | 0.8475 | 0.6467 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.2465 | 0.7902 | 0.5437 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.5813 | 1.17 | 0.5854 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.3372 | 1.81 | 1.48 | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.3524 | 1.66 | 1.31 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.4611 | 1.14 | 0.6821 | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.4013 | 1.04 | 0.6427 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.4723 | 0.8656 | 0.3933 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.4308 | 0.5302 | 0.0994 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.3913 | 0.3728 | 0.0185 | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.3842 | 0.2792 | 0.105 | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 0.2847 | 0.2562 | 0.0285 | 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 Spain?
- Bolivia, at 0.2815 against 0.2593 in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bolivia and Spain?
- 0.0222, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Spain?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2022.
- How do Bolivia and Spain rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Bolivia ranks 87th and Spain ranks 90th 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.