Canada vs New Zealand: Military personnel as a share of total population
Canada
0.1726
in 2022
New Zealand
0.1754
in 2022
Canada rank
121st
New Zealand rank
119th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1754 against 0.1726 in Canada, a difference of 0.0028.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1922 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 119th of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0438 | 0.0742 | 0.0304 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.0501 | 0.0638 | 0.0137 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 3.04 | 6.24 | 3.21 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.6412 | 0.491 | 0.1502 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.593 | 0.4939 | 0.0991 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.36 | 0.4431 | 0.0831 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.3246 | 0.3903 | 0.0658 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.2488 | 0.2928 | 0.044 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.1837 | 0.2201 | 0.0363 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.183 | 0.2015 | 0.0185 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1741 | 0.1829 | 0.0088 | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.1754 against 0.1726 in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.0028, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2022.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Canada ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 119th 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.