Denmark vs Portugal: Military personnel, per capita

Denmark
0.0025 people per person
in 2022
Portugal
0.0026 people per person
in 2022
Denmark rank
92nd
Portugal rank
90th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0026 people per person against 0.0025 people per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Denmark ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 90th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0096 people per person 0.0187 people per person 0.0091 people per person Portugal
1970s 0.0074 people per person 0.0194 people per person 0.012 people per person Portugal
1980s 0.006 people per person 0.0098 people per person 0.0038 people per person Portugal
1990s 0.0054 people per person 0.0081 people per person 0.0027 people per person Portugal
2000s 0.0043 people per person 0.0042 people per person 0.0001 people per person Denmark
2010s 0.0032 people per person 0.0036 people per person 0.0004 people per person Portugal
2020s 0.0026 people per person 0.0026 people per person 0 people per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Denmark or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0026 people per person against 0.0025 people per person in Denmark as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Denmark and Portugal?
0.0001 people per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Denmark ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 90th 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.