Norway vs Vietnam: Military personnel as a share of total population
Norway
0.4581
in 2022
Vietnam
0.4835
in 2022
Norway rank
44th
Vietnam rank
42nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Norway
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.4835 against 0.4581 in Norway, a difference of 0.0254.
That makes Vietnam'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 Vietnam ahead.
Norway ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 42nd of 194 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9781 | 1.43 | 0.4538 | Vietnam |
| 1960s | 0.9379 | 1.66 | 0.7188 | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 0.9527 | 2.05 | 1.09 | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0.9491 | 1.88 | 0.9356 | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 0.8487 | 1.06 | 0.2076 | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 0.5291 | 0.5626 | 0.0335 | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 0.4826 | 0.5124 | 0.0297 | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 0.4493 | 0.4874 | 0.0381 | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.4835 against 0.4581 in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Norway and Vietnam?
- 0.0254, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Vietnam?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Vietnam rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Norway ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 42nd 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.