Serbia vs Türkiye: Military personnel as a share of total population
Serbia
0.4%
in 2022
Türkiye
0.4%
in 2022
Serbia rank
51st
Türkiye rank
52nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Serbia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 140 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Türkiye ahead.
Serbia ranks 51st and Türkiye ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Türkiye |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
| 1900s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
| 1910s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Serbia |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Serbia |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Türkiye |
| 1950s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
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 Türkiye?
- Serbia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Türkiye as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Serbia and Türkiye?
- 0.0%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Türkiye?
- 140 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2022.
- How do Serbia and Türkiye rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Serbia ranks 51st and Türkiye ranks 52nd 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.