France vs Malaysia: Military personnel as a share of total population
France
0.3%
in 2022
Malaysia
0.3%
in 2022
France rank
77th
Malaysia rank
74th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- France
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in France, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1957 it was France ahead.
France ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | 0.2% | 1.9% | France |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.1% | France |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | France |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | France |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | France |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | France |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | France |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, France or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.3% against 0.3% in France as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between France and Malaysia?
- 0.0%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2022.
- How do France and Malaysia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- France ranks 77th and Malaysia ranks 74th 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.