Fiji vs Iraq: Military personnel as a share of total population

Fiji
0.4%
in 2022
Iraq
0.4%
in 2022
Fiji rank
48th
Iraq rank
46th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Fiji
  • Iraq
02468193219772022

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Fiji, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.

Fiji ranks 48th and Iraq ranks 46th of 194 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Iraq Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0% 1.6% 1.5% Iraq
1980s 0.4% 4.4% 4.0% Iraq
1990s 0.6% 2.7% 2.1% Iraq
2000s 0.5% 1.4% 0.9% Iraq
2010s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% Iraq
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Fiji or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Fiji as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Fiji and Iraq?
0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Iraq?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Fiji and Iraq rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Fiji ranks 48th and Iraq ranks 46th 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

Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.