Mongolia vs Poland: Military personnel as a share of total population
Mongolia
0.3%
in 2022
Poland
0.3%
in 2022
Mongolia rank
83rd
Poland rank
82nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Mongolia
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Poland ahead.
Mongolia ranks 83rd and Poland ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 7 and Poland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1940s | 6.0% | 0.9% | 5.0% | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 1.4% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Mongolia or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Mongolia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Mongolia and Poland?
- 0.0%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Poland?
- 94 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2022.
- How do Mongolia and Poland rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Mongolia ranks 83rd and Poland ranks 82nd 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.