Italy vs Portugal: Military personnel, per capita

Italy
0.0027 people per person
in 2022
Portugal
0.0026 people per person
in 2022
Italy rank
87th
Portugal rank
90th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0027 people per person against 0.0026 people per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 87th and Portugal ranks 90th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0088 people per person 0.0187 people per person 0.0099 people per person Portugal
1970s 0.0088 people per person 0.0194 people per person 0.0107 people per person Portugal
1980s 0.009 people per person 0.0098 people per person 0.0008 people per person Portugal
1990s 0.0077 people per person 0.0081 people per person 0.0003 people per person Portugal
2000s 0.0037 people per person 0.0042 people per person 0.0005 people per person Portugal
2010s 0.0032 people per person 0.0036 people per person 0.0004 people per person Portugal
2020s 0.0028 people per person 0.0026 people per person 0.0001 people per person Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 0.0027 people per person against 0.0026 people per person in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Italy and Portugal?
0.0001 people per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Italy ranks 87th 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.