Norway vs Viet Nam: Military personnel as a share of total population
Norway
0.5%
in 2022
Viet Nam
0.5%
in 2022
Norway rank
44th
Viet Nam rank
42nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Norway
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Norway ranks 44th and Viet Nam ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Viet Nam |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Viet Nam |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Norway and Viet Nam?
- 0.0%, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Viet Nam?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Viet Nam rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Norway ranks 44th and Viet Nam ranks 42nd 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.