Statizoid

Germany vs India: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Germany
0.2%
in 2020
India
0.2%
in 2020
Germany rank
116th
India rank
117th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Germany
  • India
0.20.40.6198520022020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Germany ranks 116th and India ranks 117th 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.