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

Pakistan
0.3%
in 2022
Portugal
0.3%
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 0.3% against 0.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.

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 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Portugal
1950s 0.3% 0.9% 0.6% Portugal
1960s 0.3% 1.8% 1.6% Portugal
1970s 0.6% 1.9% 1.3% Portugal
1980s 0.5% 1.0% 0.4% Portugal
1990s 0.5% 0.8% 0.4% Portugal
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Portugal
2010s 0.3% 0.4% 0.0% Portugal
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% 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 0.3% against 0.3% in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Pakistan and Portugal?
0.0%, 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?
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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
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Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.