Sweden vs Timor-Leste: Military personnel as a share of total population
Sweden
0.1%
in 2022
Timor-Leste
0.1%
in 2022
Sweden rank
131st
Timor-Leste rank
129th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Sweden
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 131st and Timor-Leste ranks 129th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Sweden or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Sweden and Timor-Leste?
- 0.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Timor-Leste?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Timor-Leste rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Sweden ranks 131st and Timor-Leste ranks 129th 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.