Qatar vs Uruguay: Military personnel as a share of total population

Qatar
0.5878
in 2022
Uruguay
0.6193
in 2022
Qatar rank
29th
Uruguay rank
28th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Qatar
  • Uruguay
0123188219522022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.6193 against 0.5878 in Qatar, a difference of 0.0315.

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 2.06 0.8627 1.2 Qatar
1980s 2.11 0.9647 1.15 Qatar
1990s 1.87 0.7819 1.09 Qatar
2000s 1.46 0.7292 0.7343 Qatar
2010s 0.5555 0.7228 0.1674 Uruguay
2020s 0.5994 0.6184 0.019 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 0.6193 against 0.5878 in Qatar as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Qatar and Uruguay?
0.0315, 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?
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