Brazil vs New Zealand: Military personnel as a share of total population

Brazil
0.1745
in 2022
New Zealand
0.1754
in 2022
Brazil rank
120th
New Zealand rank
119th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Brazil
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.1754 against 0.1745 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0009.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 120th and New Zealand ranks 119th of 194 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil New Zealand Difference Ahead
1920s 0.1794 0.0742 0.1052 Brazil
1930s 0.2229 0.0638 0.1591 Brazil
1940s 0.2472 4.74 4.49 New Zealand
1950s 0.33 0.491 0.161 New Zealand
1960s 0.3464 0.4939 0.1475 New Zealand
1970s 0.3994 0.4431 0.0437 New Zealand
1980s 0.3454 0.3903 0.0449 New Zealand
1990s 0.191 0.2928 0.1018 New Zealand
2000s 0.1642 0.2201 0.0559 New Zealand
2010s 0.1606 0.2015 0.0409 New Zealand
2020s 0.1752 0.1829 0.0077 New Zealand

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 New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.1754 against 0.1745 in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Brazil and New Zealand?
0.0009, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?
93 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2022.
How do Brazil and New Zealand rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Brazil ranks 120th and New Zealand ranks 119th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed