Statizoid

Belgium vs Congo: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Belgium
0.2%
in 2020
Congo
0.2%
in 2020
Belgium rank
120th
Congo rank
119th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Belgium
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 120th and Congo ranks 119th 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.