Canada vs Congo: Military personnel as a share of total population
Canada
0.1726
in 2022
Congo
0.1657
in 2022
Canada rank
121st
Congo rank
123rd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Canada
- Congo
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.1726 against 0.1657 in Congo, a difference of 0.0069.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 121st and Congo ranks 123rd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.593 | 0.2191 | 0.3739 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.36 | 0.5919 | 0.2319 | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.3246 | 1.07 | 0.7462 | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.2488 | 0.3855 | 0.1367 | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.1837 | 0.2899 | 0.1061 | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.183 | 0.2069 | 0.0239 | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1741 | 0.1697 | 0.0044 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Canada or Congo?
- Canada, at 0.1726 against 0.1657 in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Canada and Congo?
- 0.0069, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Congo?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Congo rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Canada ranks 121st and Congo ranks 123rd 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.