Turkey vs United States: Military personnel as a share of total population
Turkey
0.4078
in 2022
United States
0.3945
in 2022
Turkey rank
52nd
United States rank
55th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Turkey
- United States
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.4078 against 0.3945 in United States, a difference of 0.0133.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 204 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 52nd and United States ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 20 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.4908 | 0.1642 | 0.3266 | Turkey |
| 1820s | 0.635 | 0.1056 | 0.5294 | Turkey |
| 1830s | 0.4543 | 0.1011 | 0.3532 | Turkey |
| 1840s | 0.4195 | 0.1527 | 0.2668 | Turkey |
| 1850s | 0.4548 | 0.0894 | 0.3654 | Turkey |
| 1860s | 0.4683 | 1.23 | 0.7581 | United States |
| 1870s | 0.7118 | 0.0925 | 0.6193 | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.8556 | 0.069 | 0.7866 | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.9899 | 0.0935 | 0.8963 | Turkey |
| 1900s | 1.04 | 0.1402 | 0.8965 | Turkey |
| 1910s | 1.63 | 0.6118 | 1.02 | Turkey |
| 1920s | 1.03 | 0.2428 | 0.788 | Turkey |
| 1930s | 1.12 | 0.2167 | 0.907 | Turkey |
| 1940s | 3.09 | 3.67 | 0.5838 | United States |
| 1950s | 2.08 | 1.74 | 0.3405 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 1.56 | 1.5 | 0.0613 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1.58 | 1.06 | 0.5107 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.62 | 0.9274 | 0.6957 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.28 | 0.6687 | 0.6107 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.7707 | 0.4926 | 0.2781 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.5995 | 0.4523 | 0.1472 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.4099 | 0.3992 | 0.0107 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Turkey or United States?
- Turkey, at 0.4078 against 0.3945 in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Turkey and United States?
- 0.0133, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
- 204 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Turkey and United States rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Turkey ranks 52nd and United States ranks 55th 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.