Brazil vs Canada: Military personnel as a share of total population
Brazil
0.1745
in 2022
Canada
0.1726
in 2022
Brazil rank
120th
Canada rank
121st
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.1745 against 0.1726 in Canada, a difference of 0.0019.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 120th and Canada ranks 121st of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.1836 | 0.0443 | 0.1393 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.2229 | 0.0501 | 0.1728 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.2892 | 0.831 | 0.5418 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.33 | 0.6412 | 0.3113 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.3464 | 0.593 | 0.2466 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.3994 | 0.36 | 0.0394 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.3454 | 0.3246 | 0.0209 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.191 | 0.2488 | 0.0578 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.1642 | 0.1837 | 0.0196 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1606 | 0.183 | 0.0224 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.1752 | 0.1741 | 0.0011 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Brazil or Canada?
- Brazil, at 0.1745 against 0.1726 in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.0019, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Brazil ranks 120th and Canada ranks 121st 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.