Switzerland vs United Kingdom: Military personnel as a share of total population
Switzerland
0.2275
in 2022
United Kingdom
0.22
in 2022
Switzerland rank
100th
United Kingdom rank
102nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.2275 against 0.22 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0075.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1816 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Switzerland ranks 100th and United Kingdom ranks 102nd of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0.9568 | 0.9568 | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 0 | 0.6349 | 0.6349 | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.5809 | 0.5809 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.6707 | 0.6707 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0.1214 | 0.9446 | 0.8233 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0 | 0.7684 | 0.7684 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.7137 | 0.7137 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.7794 | 0.7794 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.9876 | 0.9876 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 2.15 | 4.22 | 2.07 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8261 | 0.8261 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.7171 | 0.7171 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 7.6 | 5.28 | 2.33 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.47 | 1.47 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.3751 | 0.8205 | 0.4454 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.3709 | 0.6275 | 0.2566 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.3499 | 0.5839 | 0.234 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.4885 | 0.4358 | 0.0528 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.2499 | 0.3343 | 0.0844 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.2726 | 0.2514 | 0.0212 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2334 | 0.222 | 0.0115 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
- Switzerland, at 0.2275 against 0.22 in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 0.0075, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 206 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Switzerland ranks 100th and United Kingdom ranks 102nd 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.