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