Qatar vs Uruguay: Military personnel as a share of total population
Qatar
0.6%
in 2022
Uruguay
0.6%
in 2022
Qatar rank
29th
Uruguay rank
28th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Qatar
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.
Qatar ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Qatar or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Qatar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Qatar and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Uruguay?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
- How do Qatar and Uruguay rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Qatar ranks 29th and Uruguay ranks 28th 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.