Myanmar vs Uruguay: Military personnel as a share of total population
Myanmar
0.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
0.6%
in 2022
Myanmar rank
26th
Uruguay rank
28th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Myanmar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Uruguay ahead.
Myanmar ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 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 Uruguay?
- Myanmar, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Myanmar and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Uruguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
- How do Myanmar and Uruguay rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Myanmar ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 28th 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.