Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Myanmar: Military personnel as a share of total population

Iran, Islamic Republic of
0.7%
in 2022
Myanmar
0.7%
in 2022
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
25th
Myanmar rank
26th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Myanmar
00.250.50.7511.2185519382022

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 26th of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 6 and Myanmar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Myanmar Difference Ahead
1940s 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% Iran, Islamic Republic of
1950s 0.7% 0.1% 0.6% Iran, Islamic Republic of
1960s 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% Iran, Islamic Republic of
1970s 1.0% 0.7% 0.3% Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% Iran, Islamic Republic of
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% Myanmar
2010s 0.7% 0.8% 0.1% Myanmar
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Myanmar?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Myanmar as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Myanmar?
0.0%, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Myanmar?
75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Myanmar rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th and Myanmar ranks 26th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Myanmar: Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid, drawing on Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/military-personnel-as-a-share-of-total-population/iran-islamic-rep/myanmar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/military-personnel-as-a-share-of-total-population/iran-islamic-rep/myanmar/">Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Myanmar: Military personnel as a share of total population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.