Iran vs Uruguay: Military personnel as a share of total population
Iran
0.6814
in 2022
Uruguay
0.6193
in 2022
Iran rank
25th
Uruguay rank
28th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Iran
- Uruguay
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.6814 against 0.6193 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0621.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Uruguay ahead.
Iran ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.3276 | 0.5781 | 0.2505 | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.2684 | 0.3819 | 0.1135 | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.2699 | 0.4884 | 0.2186 | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.3572 | 0.6714 | 0.3142 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.3118 | 0.735 | 0.4233 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.5358 | 0.4656 | 0.0702 | Iran |
| 1940s | 0.6319 | 0.2817 | 0.3502 | Iran |
| 1950s | 0.7237 | 0.2679 | 0.4558 | Iran |
| 1960s | 0.8363 | 0.5461 | 0.2903 | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.9957 | 0.8405 | 0.1553 | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.776 | 0.9647 | 0.1887 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.8344 | 0.7819 | 0.0525 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.7378 | 0.7292 | 0.0086 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.6556 | 0.7228 | 0.0672 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6888 | 0.6184 | 0.0704 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Iran or Uruguay?
- Iran, at 0.6814 against 0.6193 in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Iran and Uruguay?
- 0.0621, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Uruguay?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Uruguay rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Iran ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 28th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.