Finland vs Hungary: Military personnel as a share of total population
Finland
0.3%
in 2022
Hungary
0.3%
in 2022
Finland rank
68th
Hungary rank
70th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Finland
- Hungary
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 68th and Hungary ranks 70th of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 8 and Hungary in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Finland |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Hungary |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Hungary |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Finland or Hungary?
- Finland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Hungary as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Finland and Hungary?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Hungary?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Hungary rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Finland ranks 68th and Hungary ranks 70th 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.