Kuwait vs Malta: Military personnel as a share of total population
Kuwait
0.4%
in 2022
Malta
0.4%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
56th
Malta rank
59th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 56th and Malta ranks 59th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Kuwait or Malta?
- Kuwait, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Malta as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Kuwait and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malta?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Malta rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Kuwait ranks 56th and Malta ranks 59th 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.