Qatar vs Turkmenistan: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Qatar
0.8%
in 2020
Turkmenistan
0.8%
in 2020
Qatar rank
32nd
Turkmenistan rank
30th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Qatar
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 32nd and Turkmenistan ranks 30th of 173 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Qatar or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Qatar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkmenistan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Qatar and Turkmenistan rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Qatar ranks 32nd and Turkmenistan ranks 30th 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.