Bulgaria vs Estonia: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Bulgaria
0.5%
in 2020
Estonia
0.5%
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
55th
Estonia rank
57th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Estonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 55th and Estonia ranks 57th of 173 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 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, Bulgaria or Estonia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Estonia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Bulgaria ranks 55th and Estonia ranks 57th 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.