Cuba vs Norway: Military personnel as a share of total population
Cuba
0.4%
in 2022
Norway
0.5%
in 2022
Cuba rank
45th
Norway rank
44th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Cuba
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Norway ahead.
Cuba ranks 45th and Norway ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.7% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Norway |
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 Norway?
- Norway, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Cuba as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cuba and Norway?
- 0.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Norway?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Norway rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Cuba ranks 45th and Norway ranks 44th 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.