Panama vs Thailand: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Panama
0.7%
in 2020
Thailand
0.6%
in 2020
Panama rank
44th
Thailand rank
47th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Panama
- Thailand
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Thailand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 47th of 173 regions.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Panama or Thailand?
- Panama, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Panama and Thailand?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Thailand?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Panama and Thailand rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Panama ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 47th of 173 regions.
- 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.