Brazil vs Nicaragua: Military personnel as a share of total population
Brazil
0.1745
in 2022
Nicaragua
0.1783
in 2022
Brazil rank
120th
Nicaragua rank
117th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Brazil
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.1783 against 0.1745 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0038.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Brazil ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 117th of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.127 | 0.572 | 0.445 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0.1386 | 0.5549 | 0.4163 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.1836 | 0.3923 | 0.2086 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0.2229 | 0.356 | 0.133 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0.3103 | 0.3037 | 0.0066 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.33 | 0.2806 | 0.0493 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.3464 | 0.3502 | 0.0037 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.3994 | 0.2666 | 0.1327 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.3454 | 1.78 | 1.43 | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 0.191 | 0.3751 | 0.1841 | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 0.1642 | 0.2631 | 0.0989 | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.1606 | 0.1966 | 0.036 | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.1752 | 0.1806 | 0.0054 | Nicaragua |
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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.1783 against 0.1745 in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 0.0038, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Brazil ranks 120th and Nicaragua ranks 117th 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.