Estonia vs Thailand: Military personnel as a share of total population
Estonia
0.5%
in 2022
Thailand
0.5%
in 2022
Estonia rank
35th
Thailand rank
37th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Estonia
- Thailand
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Thailand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 37th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Estonia |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | Estonia |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Estonia or Thailand?
- Estonia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Thailand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Estonia and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Thailand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2022.
- How do Estonia and Thailand rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Estonia ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 37th 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.