Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Military personnel as a share of total population
Colombia
0.5%
in 2022
Dominican Republic
0.5%
in 2022
Colombia rank
41st
Dominican Republic rank
39th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Colombia
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1894 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Colombia ranks 41st and Dominican Republic ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Dominican Republic in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Colombia or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Dominican Republic rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Colombia ranks 41st and Dominican Republic ranks 39th 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.