Statizoid

Finland vs Nepal: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Finland
0.4%
in 2020
Nepal
0.4%
in 2020
Finland rank
79th
Nepal rank
80th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Finland
  • Nepal
0.20.40.60.8198520022020

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Nepal, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 79th and Nepal ranks 80th 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.