Statizoid

Latvia vs Poland: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Latvia
0.5%
in 2020
Poland
0.5%
in 2020
Latvia rank
65th
Poland rank
63rd

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Latvia
  • Poland
0.20.40.60.81198520022020

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Poland ahead.

Latvia ranks 65th and Poland ranks 63rd 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.