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
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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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.