Croatia vs Serbia: Military personnel as a share of total population

Croatia
0.4351
in 2022
Serbia
0.4123
in 2022
Croatia rank
49th
Serbia rank
51st

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Croatia
  • Serbia
012345187819502022

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.4351 against 0.4123 in Serbia, a difference of 0.0228.

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 0.4058 Croatia
2000s 1.32 0.6298 0.6912 Croatia
2010s 0.4133 0.3366 0.0767 Croatia
2020s 0.4159 0.4091 0.0068 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 0.4351 against 0.4123 in Serbia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Croatia and Serbia?
0.0228, 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?
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

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