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

Myanmar
0.6622
in 2022
Qatar
0.5878
in 2022
Myanmar rank
26th
Qatar rank
29th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Myanmar
  • Qatar
0123194819852022

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 0.6622 against 0.5878 in Qatar, a difference of 0.0744.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 26th and Qatar ranks 29th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6683 2.06 1.39 Qatar
1980s 0.5094 2.11 1.6 Qatar
1990s 0.6998 1.87 1.17 Qatar
2000s 0.8147 1.46 0.6488 Qatar
2010s 0.777 0.5555 0.2216 Myanmar
2020s 0.6983 0.5994 0.0989 Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Myanmar or Qatar?
Myanmar, at 0.6622 against 0.5878 in Qatar as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Myanmar and Qatar?
0.0744, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Qatar?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Myanmar and Qatar rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Myanmar ranks 26th and Qatar ranks 29th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed