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Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

· higher is better · 172 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2020
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League table

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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. 166Iceland0
  167. 166West Bank and Gaza0
  168. 166Libya0

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)