Norway vs Venezuela: Military personnel as a share of total population

Norway
0.4581
in 2022
Venezuela
0.436
in 2022
Norway rank
44th
Venezuela rank
47th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Norway
  • Venezuela
00.511.5185719392022

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.4581 against 0.436 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0221.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 47th of 194 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 10 and Venezuela in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Venezuela Difference Ahead
1900s 0.518 0.3792 0.1388 Norway
1910s 0.2256 0.3642 0.1387 Venezuela
1920s 0.2429 0.2634 0.0204 Venezuela
1930s 0.1499 0.1644 0.0145 Venezuela
1940s 0.6909 0.0457 0.6452 Norway
1950s 0.9552 0.1176 0.8376 Norway
1960s 0.9379 0.3975 0.5403 Norway
1970s 0.9527 0.4289 0.5238 Norway
1980s 0.9491 0.3838 0.5653 Norway
1990s 0.8487 0.3488 0.4999 Norway
2000s 0.5291 0.3233 0.2058 Norway
2010s 0.4826 0.387 0.0956 Norway
2020s 0.4493 0.4347 0.0147 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Norway or Venezuela?
Norway, at 0.4581 against 0.436 in Venezuela as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Norway and Venezuela?
0.0221, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Venezuela?
114 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2022.
How do Norway and Venezuela rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Norway ranks 44th and Venezuela ranks 47th 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