Cuba vs Ukraine: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Cuba
0.7%
in 2020
Ukraine
0.7%
in 2020
Cuba rank
38th
Ukraine rank
41st
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Cuba
- Ukraine
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 38th and Ukraine ranks 41st of 173 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Cuba or Ukraine?
- Cuba, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Ukraine as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Cuba and Ukraine?
- 0.0%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ukraine?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Ukraine rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Cuba ranks 38th and Ukraine ranks 41st 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.
Individual pages
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.