Italy vs Portugal: Military personnel as a share of total population
Italy
0.27
in 2022
Portugal
0.2592
in 2022
Italy rank
88th
Portugal rank
91st
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.27 against 0.2592 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0108.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 199 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Portugal ahead.
Italy ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 12 and Portugal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.8901 | 0.7916 | 0.0986 | Italy |
| 1820s | 0.8126 | 1.02 | 0.2067 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.763 | 1.61 | 0.8486 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.827 | 0.796 | 0.031 | Italy |
| 1850s | 1.03 | 0.6086 | 0.4179 | Italy |
| 1860s | 1.02 | 0.5718 | 0.4517 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.7022 | 0.8192 | 0.117 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.7054 | 0.6653 | 0.0401 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0.8209 | 0.6416 | 0.1793 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.7742 | 0.6582 | 0.116 | Italy |
| 1910s | 4.87 | 1.24 | 3.63 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.9555 | 0.6843 | 0.2712 | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.17 | 0.5335 | 0.6361 | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.68 | 0.7463 | 0.9367 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.6463 | 0.8881 | 0.2419 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.8784 | 1.83 | 0.9534 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.8755 | 1.93 | 1.06 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.8905 | 0.9816 | 0.0911 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.7689 | 0.8176 | 0.0487 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3668 | 0.4252 | 0.0584 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3146 | 0.3542 | 0.0396 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2728 | 0.2598 | 0.013 | 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 Portugal?
- Italy, at 0.27 against 0.2592 in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.0108, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 199 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Italy ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 91st 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.