Cuba vs Iraq: Military personnel as a share of total population
Cuba
0.4%
in 2022
Iraq
0.4%
in 2022
Cuba rank
45th
Iraq rank
46th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Cuba
- Iraq
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Iraq, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Iraq ahead.
Cuba ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 46th of 194 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 4.4% | 1.8% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.7% | 1.4% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Cuba or Iraq?
- Cuba, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cuba and Iraq?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iraq?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Iraq rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Cuba ranks 45th and Iraq ranks 46th 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.