Congo vs Mexico: Military personnel as a share of total population

Congo
0.2%
in 2022
Mexico
0.2%
in 2022
Congo rank
123rd
Mexico rank
122nd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Congo
  • Mexico
00.511.522.5183119262022

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Congo ranks 123rd and Mexico ranks 122nd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% Congo
1970s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% Congo
1980s 1.1% 0.2% 0.9% Congo
1990s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Congo
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Congo
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Mexico
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Congo or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Congo and Mexico?
0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Congo and Mexico rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Congo ranks 123rd and Mexico ranks 122nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Congo vs Mexico: Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid, drawing on Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/military-personnel-as-a-share-of-total-population/congo-rep/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/military-personnel-as-a-share-of-total-population/congo-rep/mexico/">Congo vs Mexico: Military personnel as a share of total population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.