Panama vs Uruguay: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Panama
0.7%
in 2020
Uruguay
0.6%
in 2020
Panama rank
44th
Uruguay rank
45th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Uruguay ahead.
Panama ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 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 Uruguay?
- Panama, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.1%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Panama ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 45th 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.