Canada vs Romania: Military personnel

Canada
67,000
in 2022
Romania
72,000
in 2022
Canada rank
55th
Romania rank
52nd

Military personnel over time

  • Canada
  • Romania
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M187819502022

How they compare

Romania currently reports 72,000 against 67,000 in Canada, a difference of 5,000.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Romania ahead.

Canada ranks 55th and Romania ranks 52nd of 194 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Romania Difference Ahead
1920s 4,100 191,700 187,600 Romania
1930s 5,400 158,100 152,700 Romania
1940s 246,571 356,571 110,000 Romania
1950s 100,900 242,000 141,100 Romania
1960s 114,900 238,300 123,400 Romania
1970s 82,600 212,400 129,800 Romania
1980s 83,700 225,400 141,700 Romania
1990s 72,300 186,900 114,600 Romania
2000s 59,200 102,500 43,300 Romania
2010s 65,500 71,200 5,700 Romania
2020s 67,000 71,000 4,000 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, Canada or Romania?
Romania, at 72,000 against 67,000 in Canada as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel between Canada and Romania?
5,000, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Romania?
100 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2022.
How do Canada and Romania rank globally for military personnel?
Canada ranks 55th and Romania ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military personnel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed