Germany vs Paraguay: Military personnel as a share of total population
Germany
0.2%
in 2022
Paraguay
0.2%
in 2022
Germany rank
103rd
Paraguay rank
106th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Germany
- Paraguay
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 128 shared years of data; in 1846 it was Paraguay ahead.
Germany ranks 103rd and Paraguay ranks 106th of 194 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 10 and Paraguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.8% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 0.8% | 2.1% | 1.2% | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 1.0% | 6.7% | 5.7% | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 1880s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1890s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | Germany |
| 1910s | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 6.6% | 0.3% | 6.3% | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Germany or Paraguay?
- Germany, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Germany and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Paraguay?
- 128 years are reported by both, from 1846 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Paraguay rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Germany ranks 103rd and Paraguay ranks 106th 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.