Paraguay vs Serbia: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Paraguay
0.4%
in 2020
Serbia
0.5%
in 2020
Paraguay rank
71st
Serbia rank
68th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Paraguay
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Serbia ahead.
Paraguay ranks 71st and Serbia ranks 68th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 2.9% | 2.4% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Paraguay or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Paraguay and Serbia?
- 0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Serbia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
- How do Paraguay and Serbia rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Paraguay ranks 71st and Serbia ranks 68th 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.