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Mexico vs Rwanda: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Mexico
0.3%
in 2020
Rwanda
0.3%
in 2020
Mexico rank
99th
Rwanda rank
100th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Mexico
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 99th and Rwanda ranks 100th 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.