Iraq vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Military personnel as a share of total population
Iraq
0.4%
in 2022
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
0.4%
in 2022
Iraq rank
46th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
47th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Iraq
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 46th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 47th of 194 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 0.4% | 4.1% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 0.3% | 2.3% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Iraq |
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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- Iraq, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Iraq and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 0.0%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Iraq ranks 46th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 47th 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.