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
00.511.5183119262022

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.

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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed