Denmark vs Pakistan: Military personnel as a share of total population
Denmark
0.3%
in 2022
Pakistan
0.3%
in 2022
Denmark rank
92nd
Pakistan rank
89th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Denmark
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Pakistan ahead.
Denmark ranks 92nd and Pakistan ranks 89th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Denmark or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Denmark and Pakistan?
- 0.0%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Pakistan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Pakistan rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Denmark ranks 92nd and Pakistan ranks 89th 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.