Maptheory
social2020

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2020. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•172 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1.3value
Median: 0.8value
Countries Covered
172
with available data
Highest
Eritrea
13.3value
Lowest
Libya
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Eritrea13.3value
2North Korea8.6value
3Syrian Arab Republic5.4value
4Maldives5.4value
5Djibouti5.4value
By Region
Asia1.7value(25 countries)
Other1.4value(93 countries)
Africa1.1value(9 countries)
South America1.0value(7 countries)
Europe0.9value(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0value)High (13.3value)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.3value)

Asia (25)
Other (93)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2020. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Eritrea13.3value
2North Korea8.6value
3Syrian Arab Republic5.4value
4Maldives5.4value
5Djibouti5.4value
6Sao Tome and Principe5.1value
7Montenegro4.7value
8Iraq4.4value
9Israel4.2value
10Lebanon4.1value
11Lao People's Democratic Republic4.1value
12Jordan4.0value
13Sri Lanka3.7value
14Brunei Darussalam3.6value
15Venezuela3.5value
16Armenia3.2value
17Greece3.2value
18Belarus3.2value
19Turkmenistan2.9value
20Algeria2.8value
21Egypt2.8value
22Lithuania2.5value
23Islamic Republic of Iran2.4value
24Bhutan2.3value
25Bahrain2.3value
26Oman2.1value
27Morocco2.1value
28Cambodia2.0value
29South Korea2.0value
30Mauritania2.0value
31The Republic of North Macedonia2.0value
32Russian Federation2.0value
33Myanmar1.9value
34Saudi Arabia1.9value
35Afghanistan1.8value
36Cyprus1.8value
37Singapore1.7value
38Colombia1.7value
39Namibia1.7value
40El Salvador1.6value
41Türkiye1.6value
42Azerbaijan1.6value
43Cuba1.5value
44Romania1.5value
45Dominican Republic1.5value
46Ukraine1.4value
47Nepal1.4value
48Georgia1.4value
49Italy1.4value
50Sudan1.3value
51Panama1.3value
52Uruguay1.3value
53Belize1.3value
54Chile1.3value
55Mongolia1.3value
56Pakistan1.3value
57Bolivia1.2value
58Bulgaria1.2value
59Tunisia1.2value
60South Sudan1.2value
61Croatia1.2value
62Thailand1.1value
63Fiji1.1value
64Qatar1.1value
65Poland1.0value
66Guyana1.0value
67Kuwait1.0value
68United Arab Emirates1.0value
69Serbia1.0value
70Portugal1.0value
71France1.0value
72Estonia1.0value
73Gabon1.0value
74Eswatini1.0value
75Hungary1.0value
76Vietnam0.9value
77Peru0.9value
78Botswana0.9value
79Bahamas0.9value
80Latvia0.9value
81Paraguay0.9value
82Zimbabwe0.9value
83Spain0.9value
84Angola0.9value
85Norway0.9value
86Suriname0.8value
87Chad0.8value
88United States of America0.8value
89Bosnia and Herzegovina0.8value
90Kyrgyzstan0.8value
91Malaysia0.8value
92Finland0.8value
93Trinidad and Tobago0.8value
94Brazil0.8value
95Tajikistan0.7value
96Kazakhstan0.7value
97Malta0.7value
98Rwanda0.7value
99Barbados0.7value
100Slovenia0.7value
101Slovakia0.7value
102Albania0.6value
103Mexico0.6value
104Guatemala0.6value
105Burundi0.6value
106Yemen0.6value
107India0.6value
108Republic of The Gambia0.6value
109Honduras0.6value
110Republic of the Congo0.6value
111Mali0.5value
112Ecuador0.5value
113Central African Republic0.5value
114Guinea-Bissau0.5value
115Argentina0.5value
116Uzbekistan0.5value
117Mauritius0.5value
118Cape Verde0.5value
119Czech Republic0.5value
120Austria0.5value
121Denmark0.5value
122Indonesia0.5value
123Somalia0.5value
124Belgium0.5value
125United Kingdom0.4value
126Australia0.4value
127Germany0.4value
128Netherlands0.4value
129Costa Rica0.4value
130Jamaica0.4value
131Moldova, Republic of0.4value
132Nicaragua0.4value
133Democratic Republic of the Congo0.4value
134Switzerland0.4value
135South Africa0.4value
136Japan0.4value
137Togo0.4value
138Senegal0.4value
139Philippines0.4value
140Ireland0.4value
141Timor-Leste0.4value
142Sierra Leone0.4value
143Canada0.4value
144New Zealand0.3value
145Cameroon0.3value
146People's Republic of China0.3value
147Bangladesh0.3value
148Guinea0.3value
149Luxembourg0.3value
150Ethiopia0.3value
151Sweden0.3value
152Cote d'Ivoire0.2value
153Lesotho0.2value
154Zambia0.2value
155Uganda0.2value
156Nigeria0.2value
157Benin0.2value
158Malawi0.2value
159Equatorial Guinea0.2value
160Madagascar0.2value
161Ghana0.1value
162Papua New Guinea0.1value
163Burkina Faso0.1value
164Kenya0.1value
165Niger0.1value
166United Republic of Tanzania0.1value
167Liberia0.1value
168Mozambique0.1value
169Haiti0.0value
170State of Palestine0.0value
171Iceland0.0value
172Libya0.0value
Showing 172 of 172 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2020).

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