Fiji vs Paraguay: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Fiji
0.4%
in 2020
Paraguay
0.4%
in 2020
Fiji rank
72nd
Paraguay rank
71st
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Fiji
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Fiji, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Paraguay ahead.
Fiji ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 71st of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Fiji |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Fiji or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Fiji as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Fiji and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Paraguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Fiji and Paraguay rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Fiji ranks 72nd and Paraguay ranks 71st 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.