Greece vs Republic of Korea: Military personnel as a share of total population
Greece
1.3%
in 2022
Republic of Korea
1.1%
in 2022
Greece rank
7th
Republic of Korea rank
9th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Greece
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.3% against 1.1% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 7th and Republic of Korea ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 7 and Republic of Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 2.5% | Greece |
| 1950s | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Republic of Korea |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Greece or Republic of Korea?
- Greece, at 1.3% against 1.1% in Republic of Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Greece and Republic of Korea?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Republic of Korea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Republic of Korea rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Greece ranks 7th and Republic of Korea ranks 9th 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.