Iraq vs Norway: Military personnel as a share of total population
Iraq
0.4379
in 2022
Norway
0.4581
in 2022
Iraq rank
46th
Norway rank
44th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Iraq
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.4581 against 0.4379 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0202.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 46th and Norway ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.4667 | 0.1473 | 0.3194 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.7364 | 0.9701 | 0.2337 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.8431 | 0.9552 | 0.112 | Norway |
| 1960s | 1.09 | 0.9379 | 0.1542 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.57 | 0.9527 | 0.6219 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.44 | 0.9491 | 3.49 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.68 | 0.8487 | 1.83 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1.35 | 0.5291 | 0.8229 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.6182 | 0.4826 | 0.1356 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.4481 | 0.4493 | 0.0012 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Iraq or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.4581 against 0.4379 in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Iraq and Norway?
- 0.0202, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Norway rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Iraq ranks 46th and Norway ranks 44th 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.