Brazil vs Central African Republic: Military personnel as a share of total population
Brazil
0.2%
in 2022
Central African Republic
0.2%
in 2022
Brazil rank
120th
Central African Republic rank
118th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Brazil
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 120th and Central African Republic ranks 118th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Central African Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
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 Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Brazil and Central African Republic?
- 0.0%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Central African Republic?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Central African Republic rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Brazil ranks 120th and Central African Republic ranks 118th 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.