Brazil vs Congo: Military personnel as a share of total population
Brazil
0.1745
in 2022
Congo
0.1657
in 2022
Brazil rank
120th
Congo rank
123rd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Brazil
- Congo
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.1745 against 0.1657 in Congo, a difference of 0.0088.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 120th and Congo ranks 123rd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3464 | 0.2191 | 0.1273 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.3994 | 0.5919 | 0.1925 | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.3454 | 1.07 | 0.7253 | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.191 | 0.3855 | 0.1945 | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.1642 | 0.2899 | 0.1257 | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1606 | 0.2069 | 0.0463 | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1752 | 0.1697 | 0.0054 | 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 Congo?
- Brazil, at 0.1745 against 0.1657 in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Brazil and Congo?
- 0.0088, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Congo?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Congo rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Brazil ranks 120th and Congo ranks 123rd 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.