Italy vs Spain: Military personnel as a share of total population
Italy
0.27
in 2022
Spain
0.2593
in 2022
Italy rank
88th
Spain rank
90th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.27 against 0.2593 in Spain, a difference of 0.0107.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 88th and Spain ranks 90th of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 15 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.8901 | 1.13 | 0.235 | Spain |
| 1820s | 0.8126 | 0.9629 | 0.1504 | Spain |
| 1830s | 0.763 | 0.7237 | 0.0392 | Italy |
| 1840s | 0.827 | 0.7681 | 0.0589 | Italy |
| 1850s | 1.03 | 0.7481 | 0.2784 | Italy |
| 1860s | 1.02 | 0.7128 | 0.3106 | Italy |
| 1870s | 0.7022 | 0.702 | 0.0002 | Italy |
| 1880s | 0.7054 | 0.9018 | 0.1964 | Spain |
| 1890s | 0.8209 | 0.7802 | 0.0407 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0.7742 | 0.5986 | 0.1756 | Italy |
| 1910s | 4.46 | 0.8475 | 3.62 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.9555 | 0.7902 | 0.1653 | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 0.0029 | Italy |
| 1940s | 2.18 | 1.78 | 0.3987 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.6463 | 1.66 | 1.01 | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.8784 | 1.14 | 0.2649 | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.8755 | 1.04 | 0.1685 | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.8905 | 0.8656 | 0.0249 | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.7689 | 0.5302 | 0.2387 | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3668 | 0.3728 | 0.0059 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3146 | 0.2792 | 0.0354 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.2728 | 0.2562 | 0.0166 | 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 Spain?
- Italy, at 0.27 against 0.2593 in Spain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0107, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 206 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Italy ranks 88th and Spain ranks 90th 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.