Statizoid

Cape Verde vs Canada: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Cape Verde
0.2%
in 2020
Canada
0.2%
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
128th
Canada rank
130th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Canada
00.511.52198520022020

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 128th and Canada ranks 130th 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.