China vs Sweden: Military personnel as a share of total population
China
0.1%
in 2022
Sweden
0.1%
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 0.1% against 0.1% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 5.2% | 4.6% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | China |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 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 0.1% against 0.1% in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between China and Sweden?
- 0.0%, 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?
- 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.