Morocco vs Qatar: Military personnel as a share of total population

Morocco
0.5%
in 2022
Qatar
0.6%
in 2022
Morocco rank
32nd
Qatar rank
29th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Morocco
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Morocco, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 32nd and Qatar ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4% 2.1% 1.6% Qatar
1980s 0.7% 2.1% 1.4% Qatar
1990s 0.7% 1.9% 1.1% Qatar
2000s 0.7% 1.5% 0.8% Qatar
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Morocco
2020s 0.5% 0.6% 0.1% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Morocco or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Morocco as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Morocco and Qatar?
0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Qatar?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Morocco and Qatar rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Morocco ranks 32nd and Qatar ranks 29th 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.