Serbia vs Turkey: Military personnel as a share of total population
Serbia
0.4123
in 2022
Turkey
0.4078
in 2022
Serbia rank
51st
Turkey rank
52nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Serbia
- Turkey
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.4123 against 0.4078 in Turkey, a difference of 0.0045.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 140 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Turkey ahead.
Serbia ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.4451 | 0.9069 | 0.4618 | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.5851 | 0.8556 | 0.2705 | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.7353 | 0.9899 | 0.2546 | Turkey |
| 1900s | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.0124 | Turkey |
| 1910s | 1.8 | 1.63 | 0.1743 | Serbia |
| 1920s | 1.21 | 1.03 | 0.1817 | Serbia |
| 1930s | 0.8414 | 1.12 | 0.2823 | Turkey |
| 1940s | 1.17 | 3.18 | 2.01 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 2.05 | 2.08 | 0.0225 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 1.55 | 1.56 | 0.0132 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1.24 | 1.58 | 0.3363 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.62 | 0.5459 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.02 | 1.28 | 0.2545 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.6298 | 0.7707 | 0.1408 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.3366 | 0.5995 | 0.2629 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.4091 | 0.4099 | 0.0008 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Serbia or Turkey?
- Serbia, at 0.4123 against 0.4078 in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Serbia and Turkey?
- 0.0045, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Turkey?
- 140 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2022.
- How do Serbia and Turkey rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Serbia ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 52nd 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.