Cuba vs Norway: Military personnel as a share of total population

Cuba
0.443
in 2022
Norway
0.4581
in 2022
Cuba rank
45th
Norway rank
44th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Cuba
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.4581 against 0.443 in Cuba, a difference of 0.0151.

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 0.2139 0.663 0.4491 Norway
1910s 0.4866 0.2256 0.2611 Cuba
1920s 0.413 0.2429 0.1701 Cuba
1930s 0.3797 0.1499 0.2298 Cuba
1940s 0.378 0.6909 0.313 Norway
1950s 0.2966 0.9552 0.6586 Norway
1960s 1.78 0.9379 0.8435 Cuba
1970s 1.71 0.9527 0.7596 Cuba
1980s 2.68 0.9491 1.73 Cuba
1990s 1.28 0.8487 0.4285 Cuba
2000s 0.4344 0.5291 0.0947 Norway
2010s 0.4325 0.4826 0.0501 Norway
2020s 0.4407 0.4493 0.0086 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 0.4581 against 0.443 in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cuba and Norway?
0.0151, 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?
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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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