Bulgaria vs Morocco: Military personnel as a share of total population

Bulgaria
0.5%
in 2022
Morocco
0.5%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
31st
Morocco rank
32nd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Morocco
051015184719342022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Morocco, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 31st and Morocco ranks 32nd of 194 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Morocco Difference Ahead
1900s 1.4% 0.1% 1.3% Bulgaria
1910s 1.4% 0.1% 1.2% Bulgaria
1950s 2.3% 0.2% 2.0% Bulgaria
1960s 2.0% 0.4% 1.6% Bulgaria
1970s 2.1% 0.4% 1.6% Bulgaria
1980s 2.0% 0.7% 1.3% Bulgaria
1990s 1.0% 0.7% 0.3% Bulgaria
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.1% Bulgaria
2010s 0.4% 0.6% 0.1% Morocco
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Bulgaria or Morocco?
Bulgaria, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Morocco as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bulgaria and Morocco?
0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Morocco?
71 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Morocco rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Morocco ranks 32nd 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.