Jordan vs Russian Federation: Military personnel as a share of total population
Jordan
0.9%
in 2022
Russian Federation
0.8%
in 2022
Jordan rank
15th
Russian Federation rank
16th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Jordan
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Russian Federation, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Jordan ranks 15th and Russian Federation ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 7 and Russian Federation in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Russian Federation |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 0.9% | Russian Federation |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1.0% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.2% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Jordan or Russian Federation?
- Jordan, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Russian Federation as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Jordan and Russian Federation?
- 0.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Russian Federation?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2022.
- How do Jordan and Russian Federation rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Jordan ranks 15th and Russian Federation ranks 16th 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.