Belize vs Bulgaria: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Belize
0.5%
in 2020
Bulgaria
0.5%
in 2020
Belize rank
58th
Bulgaria rank
55th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Belize
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Belize, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Belize ranks 58th and Bulgaria ranks 55th of 173 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Belize or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Belize as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Belize and Bulgaria?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Bulgaria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Belize and Bulgaria rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Belize ranks 58th and Bulgaria ranks 55th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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, published as Armed forces 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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About this data
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.