Thailand vs Turkmenistan: Military personnel as a share of total population

Thailand
0.5032
in 2022
Turkmenistan
0.5118
in 2022
Thailand rank
37th
Turkmenistan rank
36th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
00.20.40.6188719542022

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 0.5118 against 0.5032 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0086.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Thailand ranks 37th and Turkmenistan ranks 36th of 194 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4867 0.4745 0.0122 Thailand
2000s 0.4744 0.4801 0.0057 Turkmenistan
2010s 0.5004 0.4966 0.0038 Thailand
2020s 0.5035 0.5219 0.0185 Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Thailand or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 0.5118 against 0.5032 in Thailand as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Thailand and Turkmenistan?
0.0086, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Turkmenistan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Thailand and Turkmenistan rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Thailand ranks 37th and Turkmenistan ranks 36th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Thailand vs Turkmenistan: Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/military-personnel-as-a-share-of-total-population/thailand/turkmenistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/military-personnel-as-a-share-of-total-population/thailand/turkmenistan/">Thailand vs Turkmenistan: Military personnel as a share of total population</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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