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
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.