Statizoid

Mongolia vs Vietnam: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Mongolia
0.5%
in 2020
Vietnam
0.5%
in 2020
Mongolia rank
54th
Vietnam rank
56th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Mongolia
  • Vietnam
0.511.52198520022020

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Vietnam ahead.

Mongolia ranks 54th and Vietnam ranks 56th 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.