Latvia vs Romania: Military personnel as a share of total population
Latvia
0.4%
in 2022
Romania
0.4%
in 2022
Latvia rank
61st
Romania rank
60th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Latvia
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Romania ahead.
Latvia ranks 61st and Romania ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.2% | 2.9% | 1.7% | Romania |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Latvia |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 5.1% | 3.4% | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Latvia or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Latvia and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Romania?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Romania rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Latvia ranks 61st and Romania ranks 60th 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.