Egypt vs Romania: Military personnel as a share of total population
Egypt
0.4%
in 2022
Romania
0.4%
in 2022
Egypt rank
57th
Romania rank
60th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Egypt
- Romania
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Romania ahead.
Egypt ranks 57th and Romania ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Romania |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Egypt or Romania?
- Egypt, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Egypt and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Romania?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Romania rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Egypt ranks 57th and Romania ranks 60th 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.