Statizoid

Argentina vs Australia: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Argentina
0.2%
in 2020
Australia
0.2%
in 2020
Argentina rank
113th
Australia rank
110th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Argentina
  • Australia
00.10.20.30.4198520022020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Argentina, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Australia ahead.

Argentina ranks 113th and Australia ranks 110th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.