Canada vs Mexico: Military personnel as a share of total population
Canada
0.1726
in 2022
Mexico
0.1679
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 0.1726 against 0.1679 in Mexico, a difference of 0.0047.
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 | 0.0443 | 0.5101 | 0.4658 | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.0501 | 0.3067 | 0.2566 | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.85 | 0.2769 | 1.57 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.6412 | 0.1699 | 0.4714 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.593 | 0.1568 | 0.4363 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.36 | 0.1597 | 0.2003 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.3246 | 0.1825 | 0.1421 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.2488 | 0.2189 | 0.0299 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.1837 | 0.1916 | 0.0079 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.183 | 0.2228 | 0.0398 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.1741 | 0.1744 | 0.0003 | 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 0.1726 against 0.1679 in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Canada and Mexico?
- 0.0047, 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?
- 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.