Lithuania vs Russian Federation: Military personnel as a share of total population
Lithuania
0.8%
in 2022
Russian Federation
0.8%
in 2022
Lithuania rank
17th
Russian Federation rank
16th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Lithuania
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 17th and Russian Federation ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 4 and Russian Federation in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.3% | Lithuania |
| 1920s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Russian Federation |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 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 Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Lithuania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Lithuania and Russian Federation?
- 0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russian Federation?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and Russian Federation rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Lithuania ranks 17th 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.