Colombia vs Norway: Military personnel as a share of total population
Colombia
0.4948
in 2022
Norway
0.4581
in 2022
Colombia rank
41st
Norway rank
44th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Colombia
- Norway
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.4948 against 0.4581 in Norway, a difference of 0.0367.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Norway ahead.
Colombia ranks 41st and Norway ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1448 | 0.518 | 0.3733 | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.1138 | 0.2256 | 0.1117 | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.1029 | 0.2429 | 0.1401 | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.142 | 0.1499 | 0.0079 | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.1472 | 0.8021 | 0.6549 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.1301 | 0.9552 | 0.8251 | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.2727 | 0.9379 | 0.6652 | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.2314 | 0.9527 | 0.7213 | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.2531 | 0.9491 | 0.6961 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.3912 | 0.8487 | 0.4575 | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.4654 | 0.5291 | 0.0637 | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.6009 | 0.4826 | 0.1183 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.5245 | 0.4493 | 0.0752 | 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 Norway?
- Colombia, at 0.4948 against 0.4581 in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Colombia and Norway?
- 0.0367, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Norway?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Norway rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Colombia ranks 41st and Norway ranks 44th 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.