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Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

% · higher is better · 172 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020
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  1. 1Eritrea13.3%
  2. 2Korea, Dem. People's Rep.8.6%
  3. 3Syrian Arab Republic5.4%
  4. 4Djibouti5.4%
  5. 5Montenegro4.7%
  6. 6Iraq4.4%
  7. 7Israel4.2%
  8. 8Lebanon4.1%
  9. 9Lao PDR4.1%
  10. 10Jordan4%
  11. 11Sri Lanka3.7%
  12. 12Brunei Darussalam3.6%
  13. 13Venezuela, RB3.5%
  14. 14Armenia3.2%
  15. 15Greece3.2%
  16. 16Belarus3.2%
  17. 17Turkmenistan2.9%
  18. 18Algeria2.8%
  19. 19Egypt, Arab Rep.2.8%
  20. 20Lithuania2.5%
  21. 21Iran, Islamic Rep.2.4%
  22. 22Bahrain2.3%
  23. 23Oman2.1%
  24. 24Morocco2.1%
  25. 25Cambodia2%
  26. 26Korea, Rep.2%
  27. 27Mauritania2%
  28. 28North Macedonia2%
  29. 29Russian Federation2%
  30. 30Myanmar1.9%
  31. 31Saudi Arabia1.9%
  32. 32Afghanistan1.8%
  33. 33Cyprus1.8%
  34. 34Singapore1.7%
  35. 35Colombia1.7%
  36. 36Namibia1.7%
  37. 37El Salvador1.6%
  38. 38Turkiye1.6%
  39. 39Azerbaijan1.6%
  40. 40Cuba1.5%
  41. 41Romania1.5%
  42. 42Dominican Republic1.5%
  43. 43Ukraine1.4%
  44. 44Nepal1.4%
  45. 45Georgia1.4%
  46. 46Italy1.4%
  47. 47Sudan1.3%
  48. 48Panama1.3%
  49. 49Uruguay1.3%
  50. 50Belize1.3%
  51. 51Chile1.3%
  52. 52Mongolia1.3%
  53. 53Pakistan1.3%
  54. 54Bolivia1.2%
  55. 55Bulgaria1.2%
  56. 56Tunisia1.2%
  57. 57South Sudan1.2%
  58. 58Croatia1.2%
  59. 59Thailand1.1%
  60. 60Fiji1.1%
  61. 61Qatar1.1%
  62. 62Poland1%
  63. 63Guyana1%
  64. 64Kuwait1%
  65. 65United Arab Emirates1%
  66. 66Serbia1%
  67. 67Portugal1%
  68. 68France1%
  69. 69Estonia1%
  70. 70Gabon1%
  71. 71Hungary0.95%
  72. 72Viet Nam0.95%
  73. 73Peru0.94%
  74. 74Botswana0.92%
  75. 75Bahamas, The0.92%
  76. 76Latvia0.92%
  77. 77Paraguay0.88%
  78. 78Zimbabwe0.88%
  79. 79Spain0.87%
  80. 80Angola0.87%
  81. 81Norway0.85%
  82. 82Suriname0.85%
  83. 83Chad0.85%
  84. 84United States0.84%
  85. 85Bosnia and Herzegovina0.81%
  86. 86Kyrgyz Republic0.81%
  87. 87Malaysia0.81%
  88. 88Finland0.8%
  89. 89Trinidad and Tobago0.77%
  90. 90Brazil0.76%
  91. 91Tajikistan0.75%
  92. 92Kazakhstan0.74%
  93. 93Malta0.73%
  94. 94Rwanda0.7%
  95. 95Barbados0.69%
  96. 96Slovenia0.68%
  97. 97Slovak Republic0.67%
  98. 98Albania0.65%
  99. 99Mexico0.64%
  100. 100Guatemala0.64%
  101. 101Burundi0.59%
  102. 102Yemen, Rep.0.58%
  103. 103India0.58%
  104. 104Gambia, The0.58%
  105. 105Honduras0.56%
  106. 106Congo, Rep.0.55%
  107. 107Mali0.54%
  108. 108Ecuador0.54%
  109. 109Central African Republic0.54%
  110. 110Guinea-Bissau0.53%
  111. 111Argentina0.53%
  112. 112Uzbekistan0.52%
  113. 113Mauritius0.51%
  114. 114Cabo Verde0.51%
  115. 115Czechia0.51%
  116. 116Austria0.5%
  117. 117Denmark0.49%
  118. 118Indonesia0.49%
  119. 119Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.47%
  120. 120Belgium0.47%
  121. 121United Kingdom0.45%
  122. 122Australia0.44%
  123. 123Germany0.42%
  124. 124Netherlands0.42%
  125. 125Costa Rica0.41%
  126. 126Jamaica0.41%
  127. 127Moldova0.41%
  128. 128Nicaragua0.41%
  129. 129Congo, Dem. Rep.0.41%
  130. 130Switzerland0.4%
  131. 131South Africa0.4%
  132. 132Japan0.38%
  133. 133Togo0.38%
  134. 134Senegal0.37%
  135. 135Philippines0.37%
  136. 136Ireland0.37%
  137. 137Timor-Leste0.36%
  138. 138Sierra Leone0.35%
  139. 139Canada0.35%
  140. 140New Zealand0.35%
  141. 141Cameroon0.34%
  142. 142China0.33%
  143. 143Bangladesh0.32%
  144. 144Guinea0.32%
  145. 145Luxembourg0.31%
  146. 146Ethiopia0.28%
  147. 147Sweden0.27%
  148. 148Cote d'Ivoire0.25%
  149. 149Lesotho0.24%
  150. 150Zambia0.24%
  151. 151Uganda0.24%
  152. 152Nigeria0.23%
  153. 153Benin0.21%
  154. 154Malawi0.2%
  155. 155Equatorial Guinea0.16%
  156. 156Madagascar0.15%
  157. 157Ghana0.13%
  158. 158Papua New Guinea0.12%
  159. 159Burkina Faso0.12%
  160. 160Kenya0.11%
  161. 161Niger0.11%
  162. 162Tanzania0.1%
  163. 163Liberia0.09%
  164. 164Mozambique0.08%
  165. 165Haiti0.02%
  166. 166West Bank and Gaza0%
  167. 166Libya0%
  168. 166Iceland0%

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)