Israel vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Military personnel as a share of total population
Israel
1.9%
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.9%
in 2022
Israel rank
3rd
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
2nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Israel
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4.9% against 1.9% in Israel, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 2.6 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 3rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8.7% | 1.4% | 7.3% | Israel |
| 1950s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.5% | Israel |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 4.6% | 3.2% | 1.4% | Israel |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.3% | Israel |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 5.1% | 1.7% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 4.6% | 2.0% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 4.8% | 2.5% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 4.9% | 3.0% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Israel or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4.9% against 1.9% in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Israel and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 3.0%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Israel ranks 3rd and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 2nd 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.