Canada vs Mexico: Military personnel as a share of total population
Canada
0.2%
in 2022
Mexico
0.2%
in 2022
Canada rank
121st
Mexico rank
122nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 99 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Mexico ahead.
Canada ranks 121st and Mexico ranks 122nd of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Canada, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Canada and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 99 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Canada ranks 121st and Mexico ranks 122nd 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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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.