Cuba vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Military personnel as a share of total population
Cuba
0.4%
in 2022
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.4%
in 2022
Cuba rank
45th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
47th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Cuba
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
Cuba ranks 45th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 12 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 0.4% | 2.3% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Cuba |
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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Cuba, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cuba and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Cuba ranks 45th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 47th 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.