Statizoid

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

Canada
0.2%
in 2020
Moldova
0.2%
in 2020
Canada rank
130th
Moldova rank
127th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Canada
  • Moldova
00.10.20.3198520022020

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 130th and Moldova ranks 127th 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.