Taiwan vs United Arab Emirates: Military personnel as a share of total population

Taiwan
0.7216
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
0.8104
in 2022
Taiwan rank
21st
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Taiwan
  • United Arab Emirates
05101520194919852022

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.8104 against 0.7216 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0888.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Taiwan ahead.

Taiwan ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 3.08 3.31 0.2297 United Arab Emirates
1980s 2.34 3.13 0.7907 United Arab Emirates
1990s 1.86 2.77 0.914 United Arab Emirates
2000s 1.39 1.34 0.043 Taiwan
2010s 1.09 0.6254 0.4626 Taiwan
2020s 0.7093 0.7069 0.0024 Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Taiwan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.8104 against 0.7216 in Taiwan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Taiwan and United Arab Emirates?
0.0888, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United Arab Emirates?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Taiwan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Taiwan ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th 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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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