Croatia vs Serbia: Military personnel as a share of total population
Croatia
0.4%
in 2022
Serbia
0.4%
in 2022
Croatia rank
49th
Serbia rank
51st
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Croatia
- Serbia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Serbia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 49th and Serbia ranks 51st of 194 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Croatia or Serbia?
- Croatia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Serbia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Croatia and Serbia?
- 0.0%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Serbia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Croatia and Serbia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Croatia ranks 49th and Serbia ranks 51st 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.