Chile vs Finland: Military personnel as a share of total population

Chile
0.3529
in 2022
Finland
0.3412
in 2022
Chile rank
65th
Finland rank
68th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Chile
  • Finland
0246810183919302022

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.3529 against 0.3412 in Finland, a difference of 0.0117.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Finland ahead.

Chile ranks 65th and Finland ranks 68th of 194 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Finland Difference Ahead
1910s 0.7754 1.21 0.4387 Finland
1920s 0.6869 0.9318 0.2449 Finland
1930s 0.486 0.8791 0.3931 Finland
1940s 0.617 1.07 0.4576 Finland
1950s 0.6414 0.9993 0.3579 Finland
1960s 0.774 0.9072 0.1332 Finland
1970s 0.9051 0.8357 0.0693 Chile
1980s 0.9732 0.7805 0.1927 Chile
1990s 0.686 0.6561 0.0299 Chile
2000s 0.4758 0.5605 0.0847 Finland
2010s 0.3584 0.4049 0.0465 Finland
2020s 0.3683 0.3606 0.0077 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Chile or Finland?
Chile, at 0.3529 against 0.3412 in Finland as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Chile and Finland?
0.0117, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Finland?
98 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2022.
How do Chile and Finland rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Chile ranks 65th and Finland ranks 68th 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.

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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed