Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Spain: Military personnel as a share of total population

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
0.3%
in 2022
Spain
0.3%
in 2022
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
87th
Spain rank
90th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Spain
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How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Bolivia, Plurinational State of'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, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 87th and Spain ranks 90th of 194 countries.

Across the 19 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Spain Difference Ahead
1840s 1.6% 0.8% 0.8% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1850s 1.0% 0.7% 0.3% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1860s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% Spain
1870s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% Spain
1880s 0.1% 0.9% 0.8% Spain
1890s 0.1% 0.8% 0.7% Spain
1900s 0.2% 0.6% 0.4% Spain
1910s 0.2% 0.8% 0.6% Spain
1920s 0.2% 0.8% 0.5% Spain
1930s 0.6% 1.2% 0.6% Spain
1940s 0.3% 1.8% 1.5% Spain
1950s 0.4% 1.7% 1.3% Spain
1960s 0.5% 1.1% 0.7% Spain
1970s 0.4% 1.0% 0.6% Spain
1980s 0.5% 0.9% 0.4% Spain
1990s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% Spain
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Spain?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Spain?
0.0%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Spain?
174 years are reported by both, from 1848 to 2022.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Spain rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 87th and Spain ranks 90th 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
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Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.