Military Personnel per 1,000 People (Americas)
Overview
Military personnel per 1,000 inhabitants measures how heavily militarized a country’s population is. High ratios often indicate nations facing direct security threats, maintaining conscription, or serving as regional military powers. This metric normalizes for population size, revealing which countries devote the largest share of their people to defense.
🇺🇾 Uruguay
Leading Country
28
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| # | Country | Per Capita Military | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 6.0 | |
| 2 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 5.1 | |
| 3 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 4.9 | |
| 4 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 4.4 | |
| 5 | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 4.3 | |
| 6 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 4.3 | |
| 7 | 🇺🇸 United States | 4.0 | |
| 8 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 4.0 | |
| 9 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 3.7 | |
| 10 | 🇧🇿 Belize | 3.6 | |
| 11 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 3.2 | |
| 12 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 3.1 | |
| 13 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2.9 | |
| 14 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 2.8 | |
| 15 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 2.4 |