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

Bulgaria
0.542
in 2022
Qatar
0.5878
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
31st
Qatar rank
29th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Qatar
051015190819652022

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.5878 against 0.542 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0458.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 2.1 2.06 0.0342 Bulgaria
1980s 2.04 2.11 0.0759 Qatar
1990s 1.01 1.87 0.8652 Qatar
2000s 0.7212 1.46 0.7423 Qatar
2010s 0.4369 0.5555 0.1186 Qatar
2020s 0.5379 0.5994 0.0615 Qatar

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 Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.5878 against 0.542 in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bulgaria and Qatar?
0.0458, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Qatar?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Qatar rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Qatar ranks 29th 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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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