Denmark vs Portugal: Military personnel as a share of total population
Denmark
0.3%
in 2022
Portugal
0.3%
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 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 1.7% | 0.8% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 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 0.3% against 0.3% in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.0%, 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?
- 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.