Cyprus vs Singapore: Military personnel as a share of total population
Cyprus
0.9%
in 2022
Singapore
0.9%
in 2022
Cyprus rank
14th
Singapore rank
13th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Cyprus
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 0.3% | 2.3% | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Cyprus or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Cyprus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cyprus and Singapore?
- 0.0%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Singapore?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Cyprus and Singapore rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Cyprus ranks 14th and Singapore ranks 13th 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.