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Denmark vs Guatemala: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Denmark
0.3%
in 2020
Guatemala
0.2%
in 2020
Denmark rank
103rd
Guatemala rank
105th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Denmark
  • Guatemala
00.20.40.6198520022020

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 103rd and Guatemala ranks 105th 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.