Netherlands vs Zimbabwe: Military personnel as a share of total population
Netherlands
0.2%
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.2%
in 2022
Netherlands rank
113th
Zimbabwe rank
114th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Netherlands
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 113th and Zimbabwe ranks 114th of 194 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Netherlands or Zimbabwe?
- Netherlands, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Netherlands and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Zimbabwe?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Zimbabwe rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Netherlands ranks 113th and Zimbabwe ranks 114th 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.