Malta vs Romania: Military personnel as a share of total population
Malta
0.4%
in 2022
Romania
0.4%
in 2022
Malta rank
59th
Romania rank
60th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Romania ahead.
Malta ranks 59th and Romania ranks 60th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Malta or Romania?
- Malta, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Romania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Malta and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Malta ranks 59th 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.