Greece vs Lebanon: Military personnel as a share of total population
Greece
1.3%
in 2022
Lebanon
1.0%
in 2022
Greece rank
7th
Lebanon rank
10th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Greece
- Lebanon
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.3% against 1.0% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 8 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 1.8% | Greece |
| 1950s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | Greece |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 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 Lebanon?
- Greece, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Lebanon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Greece and Lebanon?
- 0.3%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lebanon?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Lebanon rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Greece ranks 7th and Lebanon ranks 10th 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.