Croatia vs Portugal: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Croatia
0.5%
in 2020
Portugal
0.5%
in 2020
Croatia rank
59th
Portugal rank
61st
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Croatia
- Portugal
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 61st of 173 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Croatia or Portugal?
- Croatia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Croatia and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Portugal?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Croatia and Portugal rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Croatia ranks 59th and Portugal ranks 61st 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.