Costa Rica vs Luxembourg: Military personnel as a share of total population
Costa Rica
0.0%
in 2022
Luxembourg
0.0%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
169th
Luxembourg rank
169th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Costa Rica
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 169th and Luxembourg ranks 169th of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Luxembourg in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Costa Rica or Luxembourg?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Luxembourg as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Luxembourg?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Luxembourg rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Costa Rica ranks 169th and Luxembourg ranks 169th 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.