Kuwait vs Turkey: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Kuwait
0.6%
in 2020
Turkey
0.6%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
52nd
Turkey rank
49th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Kuwait
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkey ahead.
Kuwait ranks 52nd and Turkey ranks 49th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Kuwait or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Kuwait as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Kuwait and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Turkey rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Kuwait ranks 52nd and Turkey ranks 49th 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.