Denmark vs Spain: Military personnel as a share of total population
Denmark
0.2541
in 2022
Spain
0.2593
in 2022
Denmark rank
92nd
Spain rank
90th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Denmark
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.2593 against 0.2541 in Denmark, a difference of 0.0052.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1.71 | 1.13 | 0.5867 | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1.89 | 0.9629 | 0.9294 | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1.91 | 0.7237 | 1.19 | Denmark |
| 1840s | 1.39 | 0.7681 | 0.6237 | Denmark |
| 1850s | 1.04 | 0.7481 | 0.2919 | Denmark |
| 1860s | 1.81 | 0.7128 | 1.1 | Denmark |
| 1870s | 1.4 | 0.702 | 0.7026 | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.4688 | 0.9018 | 0.433 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.6356 | 0.7802 | 0.1446 | Spain |
| 1900s | 0.4484 | 0.5986 | 0.1502 | Spain |
| 1910s | 0.5335 | 0.8475 | 0.314 | Spain |
| 1920s | 0.4099 | 0.7902 | 0.3803 | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.302 | 1.17 | 0.8647 | Spain |
| 1940s | 0.3421 | 1.76 | 1.42 | Spain |
| 1950s | 0.6258 | 1.66 | 1.03 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.9573 | 1.14 | 0.186 | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.7395 | 1.04 | 0.3045 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.5955 | 0.8656 | 0.2701 | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5368 | 0.5302 | 0.0066 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.4335 | 0.3728 | 0.0608 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3176 | 0.2792 | 0.0384 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2558 | 0.2562 | 0.0004 | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 0.2593 against 0.2541 in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Denmark and Spain?
- 0.0052, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Spain?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Spain rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Denmark ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 90th 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.