Chile vs Finland: Military personnel as a share of total population
Chile
0.4%
in 2022
Finland
0.3%
in 2022
Chile rank
65th
Finland rank
68th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Chile
- Finland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
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 | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Chile |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 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 0.4% against 0.3% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Chile and Finland?
- 0.1%, 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?
- 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.