Denmark vs Portugal: Military personnel as a share of total population
Denmark
0.2541
in 2022
Portugal
0.2592
in 2022
Denmark rank
92nd
Portugal rank
91st
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2592 against 0.2541 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0051.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1.71 | 0.7916 | 0.9202 | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.89 | 1.02 | 0.8731 | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.91 | 1.61 | 0.2999 | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.39 | 0.796 | 0.5959 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.04 | 0.6086 | 0.4314 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.81 | 0.5718 | 1.24 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 0.8192 | 0.5854 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.4688 | 0.6653 | 0.1965 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.6356 | 0.6416 | 0.006 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.4484 | 0.6582 | 0.2099 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.5327 | 1.24 | 0.7044 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.4099 | 0.6843 | 0.2744 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.302 | 0.5335 | 0.2315 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.3506 | 0.7463 | 0.3957 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.6258 | 0.8881 | 0.2624 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.9573 | 1.83 | 0.8745 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.7395 | 1.93 | 1.19 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.5955 | 0.9816 | 0.3861 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5368 | 0.8176 | 0.2808 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4335 | 0.4252 | 0.0083 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3176 | 0.3542 | 0.0366 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2558 | 0.2598 | 0.004 | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2592 against 0.2541 in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.0051, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Denmark ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 91st 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.