China vs Sweden: Military personnel as a share of total population
China
0.142
in 2022
Sweden
0.143
in 2022
China rank
134th
Sweden rank
131st
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- China
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.143 against 0.142 in China, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 146 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Sweden ahead.
China ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.2786 | 1.7 | 1.43 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.2811 | 1.29 | 1.01 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.2639 | 1.03 | 0.7665 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.2398 | 0.9097 | 0.6699 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.227 | 1.18 | 0.9543 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.1769 | 1.51 | 1.33 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.3477 | 0.6388 | 0.291 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3283 | 0.5509 | 0.2226 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.6606 | 5.22 | 4.56 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.4999 | 0.3822 | 0.1177 | China |
| 1960s | 0.3637 | 0.8924 | 0.5287 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.4175 | 0.8831 | 0.4656 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.3895 | 0.807 | 0.4175 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.24 | 0.7252 | 0.4852 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.175 | 0.335 | 0.16 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1606 | 0.2288 | 0.0682 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1419 | 0.144 | 0.0021 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, China or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.143 against 0.142 in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between China and Sweden?
- 0.001, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sweden?
- 146 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2022.
- How do China and Sweden rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- China ranks 134th and Sweden ranks 131st 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.