Chad vs Netherlands: Military personnel as a share of total population
Chad
0.2%
in 2022
Netherlands
0.2%
in 2022
Chad rank
116th
Netherlands rank
113th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Chad
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Chad, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Chad ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Chad or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Chad as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Chad and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Chad and Netherlands rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Chad ranks 116th and Netherlands ranks 113th 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.