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Armed forces personnel (% of total population)

% · higher is better · 174 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020
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  1. 1Eritrea6.1%
  2. 2Korea, Dem. People's Rep.5.6%
  3. 3Israel2%
  4. 4Montenegro2%
  5. 5Brunei Darussalam1.8%
  6. 6Lao PDR1.8%
  7. 7Belarus1.7%
  8. 8Armenia1.6%
  9. 9Sri Lanka1.4%
  10. 10Lebanon1.4%
  11. 11Greece1.4%
  12. 12Lithuania1.3%
  13. 13Bahrain1.3%
  14. 14Syrian Arab Republic1.3%
  15. 15Venezuela, RB1.2%
  16. 16Djibouti1.2%
  17. 17Cambodia1.1%
  18. 18Korea, Rep.1.1%
  19. 19Iraq1.1%
  20. 20Jordan1.1%
  21. 21Singapore1%
  22. 22Oman1%
  23. 23Cyprus1%
  24. 24Russian Federation0.99%
  25. 25Saudi Arabia0.91%
  26. 26Myanmar0.87%
  27. 27North Macedonia0.85%
  28. 28Colombia0.85%
  29. 29Turkmenistan0.82%
  30. 30Azerbaijan0.81%
  31. 31Qatar0.78%
  32. 32Egypt, Arab Rep.0.76%
  33. 33Iran, Islamic Rep.0.74%
  34. 34Algeria0.74%
  35. 35Georgia0.68%
  36. 36Cuba0.68%
  37. 37El Salvador0.67%
  38. 38Morocco0.67%
  39. 39Ukraine0.67%
  40. 40United Arab Emirates0.67%
  41. 41Romania0.66%
  42. 42Panama0.65%
  43. 43Uruguay0.65%
  44. 44Dominican Republic0.64%
  45. 45Thailand0.64%
  46. 46Bolivia0.6%
  47. 47Turkiye0.59%
  48. 48Chile0.59%
  49. 49Namibia0.59%
  50. 50Kuwait0.57%
  51. 51Italy0.56%
  52. 52Mongolia0.55%
  53. 53Bulgaria0.53%
  54. 54Viet Nam0.53%
  55. 55Estonia0.53%
  56. 56Belize0.51%
  57. 57Croatia0.51%
  58. 58Bahamas, The0.51%
  59. 59Portugal0.5%
  60. 60South Sudan0.5%
  61. 61Poland0.5%
  62. 62Peru0.48%
  63. 63Latvia0.47%
  64. 64Hungary0.47%
  65. 65Norway0.46%
  66. 66Serbia0.46%
  67. 67France0.46%
  68. 68Mauritania0.46%
  69. 69Paraguay0.44%
  70. 70Fiji0.44%
  71. 71Afghanistan0.42%
  72. 72Spain0.42%
  73. 73United States0.41%
  74. 74Malaysia0.4%
  75. 75Pakistan0.4%
  76. 76Tunisia0.4%
  77. 77Finland0.4%
  78. 78Nepal0.39%
  79. 79Malta0.39%
  80. 80Botswana0.38%
  81. 81Guyana0.37%
  82. 82Brazil0.37%
  83. 83Kazakhstan0.36%
  84. 84Barbados0.35%
  85. 85Angola0.35%
  86. 86Trinidad and Tobago0.34%
  87. 87Bosnia and Herzegovina0.33%
  88. 88Slovenia0.33%
  89. 89Slovak Republic0.33%
  90. 90Zimbabwe0.33%
  91. 91Suriname0.33%
  92. 92Kyrgyz Republic0.32%
  93. 93Sudan0.31%
  94. 94Gabon0.3%
  95. 95Albania0.28%
  96. 96Mexico0.27%
  97. 97Rwanda0.27%
  98. 98Chad0.26%
  99. 99Austria0.26%
  100. 100Denmark0.26%
  101. 101Czechia0.26%
  102. 102Guatemala0.25%
  103. 103Indonesia0.25%
  104. 104Burundi0.25%
  105. 105Ecuador0.24%
  106. 106Mauritius0.23%
  107. 107Australia0.23%
  108. 108Netherlands0.23%
  109. 109Switzerland0.23%
  110. 110Argentina0.23%
  111. 111Honduras0.23%
  112. 112United Kingdom0.23%
  113. 113Germany0.22%
  114. 114India0.22%
  115. 115Jamaica0.21%
  116. 116Congo, Rep.0.21%
  117. 117Belgium0.21%
  118. 118Japan0.21%
  119. 119Uzbekistan0.2%
  120. 120Central African Republic0.2%
  121. 121Guinea-Bissau0.2%
  122. 122Costa Rica0.2%
  123. 123New Zealand0.2%
  124. 124Moldova0.2%
  125. 125Cabo Verde0.19%
  126. 126Mali0.19%
  127. 127Canada0.19%
  128. 128Nicaragua0.18%
  129. 129Ireland0.18%
  130. 130China0.18%
  131. 131Tajikistan0.17%
  132. 132Gambia, The0.16%
  133. 133Luxembourg0.16%
  134. 134Timor-Leste0.15%
  135. 135South Africa0.15%
  136. 136Sweden0.14%
  137. 137Philippines0.14%
  138. 138Congo, Dem. Rep.0.14%
  139. 139Bangladesh0.14%
  140. 140Cameroon0.13%
  141. 141Togo0.13%
  142. 142Ethiopia0.12%
  143. 143Sierra Leone0.11%
  144. 144Senegal0.11%
  145. 145Yemen, Rep.0.11%
  146. 146Nigeria0.1%
  147. 147Uganda0.1%
  148. 148Guinea0.1%
  149. 149Cote d'Ivoire0.09%
  150. 150Benin0.09%
  151. 151Lesotho0.09%
  152. 152Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.08%
  153. 153Zambia0.08%
  154. 154Malawi0.08%
  155. 155Madagascar0.08%
  156. 156Equatorial Guinea0.06%
  157. 157Burkina Faso0.05%
  158. 158Ghana0.05%
  159. 159Kenya0.05%
  160. 160Tanzania0.05%
  161. 161Niger0.04%
  162. 162Papua New Guinea0.04%
  163. 163Liberia0.04%
  164. 164Mozambique0.04%
  165. 165Haiti0.01%
  166. 166Iceland0%
  167. 166Libya0%
  168. 166Antigua and Barbuda0%
  169. 166Seychelles0%
  170. 166West Bank and Gaza0%

Armed forces personnel (% of total population)