Pakistan vs Portugal: Military personnel as a share of total population

Pakistan
0.2675
in 2022
Portugal
0.2592
in 2022
Pakistan rank
89th
Portugal rank
91st

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Pakistan
  • Portugal
0123181619192022

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.2675 against 0.2592 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0083.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Portugal ahead.

Pakistan ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 91st of 194 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Portugal Difference Ahead
1940s 0.3603 0.8798 0.5195 Portugal
1950s 0.2625 0.8881 0.6256 Portugal
1960s 0.2608 1.83 1.57 Portugal
1970s 0.6421 1.93 1.29 Portugal
1980s 0.5318 0.9816 0.4498 Portugal
1990s 0.4501 0.8176 0.3675 Portugal
2000s 0.3935 0.4252 0.0317 Portugal
2010s 0.3303 0.3542 0.0239 Portugal
2020s 0.2727 0.2598 0.0129 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Pakistan or Portugal?
Pakistan, at 0.2675 against 0.2592 in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Pakistan and Portugal?
0.0083, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Portugal?
75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
How do Pakistan and Portugal rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Pakistan ranks 89th and Portugal ranks 91st 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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About this data

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