Lithuania vs Russia: Military personnel as a share of total population
Lithuania
0.8165
in 2022
Russia
0.8174
in 2022
Lithuania rank
17th
Russia rank
16th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Lithuania
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.8174 against 0.8165 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0009.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 17th and Russia ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2.44 | 1.09 | 1.35 | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 1.36 | 1.27 | 0.0923 | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.8629 | 0.6711 | 0.1918 | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.15 | 2.16 | 1.02 | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.3031 | 0.9051 | 0.6019 | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.3694 | 0.6967 | 0.3273 | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.4708 | 0.6176 | 0.1468 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.7969 | 0.6831 | 0.1138 | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Lithuania or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.8174 against 0.8165 in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Lithuania and Russia?
- 0.0009, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Russia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Lithuania ranks 17th and Russia ranks 16th 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.