Canada vs New Zealand: Military personnel, per capita

Canada
0.0017 people per person
in 2022
New Zealand
0.0018 people per person
in 2022
Canada rank
121st
New Zealand rank
118th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • New Zealand
0.0020.0040.006196019912022

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0018 people per person against 0.0017 people per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 118th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0059 people per person 0.0049 people per person 0.001 people per person Canada
1970s 0.0036 people per person 0.0044 people per person 0.0008 people per person New Zealand
1980s 0.0032 people per person 0.0039 people per person 0.0007 people per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0025 people per person 0.0029 people per person 0.0004 people per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0018 people per person 0.0022 people per person 0.0004 people per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0018 people per person 0.002 people per person 0.0002 people per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0017 people per person 0.0018 people per person 0.0001 people per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Canada or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0018 people per person against 0.0017 people per person in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Canada and New Zealand?
0.0001 people per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Canada ranks 121st and New Zealand ranks 118th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.