Italy vs Pakistan: Military personnel as a share of total population
Italy
0.3%
in 2022
Pakistan
0.3%
in 2022
Italy rank
88th
Pakistan rank
89th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Italy
- Pakistan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 88th and Pakistan ranks 89th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 7 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Italy or Pakistan?
- Italy, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Pakistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Italy and Pakistan?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Pakistan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Pakistan rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Italy ranks 88th and Pakistan ranks 89th 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.