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Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force) by country

% of labour force · 168 countries ranked · 2020

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Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 168
  1. 1EritreaWorld rank 1st of 168
    down −0.2 pts
  2. 2North KoreaWorld rank 2nd of 168
    up +0.1 pts
  3. 3SyriaWorld rank 3rd of 168
    down −0.0 pts
  4. 4DjiboutiWorld rank 4th of 168
    down −0.1 pts
  5. 5MontenegroWorld rank 5th of 168
    up +0.4 pts
  6. 6IraqWorld rank 6th of 168
    up +1.1 pts
  7. 7IsraelWorld rank 7th of 168
    up +0.0 pts
  8. 8LebanonWorld rank 8th of 168
    up +0.2 pts
  9. 9LaosWorld rank 9th of 168
    down −0.1 pts
  10. 10JordanWorld rank 10th of 168
    down −0.2 pts
  11. 11Sri LankaWorld rank 11th of 168
    up +0.1 pts
  12. 12BruneiWorld rank 12th of 168
    down −0.0 pts
  13. 13VenezuelaWorld rank 13th of 168
    up +0.5 pts
  14. 14ArmeniaWorld rank 14th of 168
    down −0.3 pts
  15. 15GreeceWorld rank 15th of 168
    up +0.1 pts
  16. 16BelarusWorld rank 16th of 168
    up +0.1 pts
  17. 17TurkmenistanWorld rank 17th of 168
    up +0.8 pts
  18. 18AlgeriaWorld rank 18th of 168
    up +0.3 pts
  19. 19EgyptWorld rank 19th of 168
    down −0.0 pts
  20. 20LithuaniaWorld rank 20th of 168
    down −0.0 pts
  21. 21IranWorld rank 21st of 168
    up +0.1 pts
  22. 22BahrainWorld rank 22nd of 168
    up +0.1 pts
  23. 23OmanWorld rank 23rd of 168
    up +0.2 pts
  24. 24MoroccoWorld rank 24th of 168
    up +0.0 pts
  25. 25CambodiaWorld rank 25th of 168
    down −0.0 pts

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Armed forces personnel (% of total labour force), 2020. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

EritreaNorth KoreaSyria
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Rank by year for Eritrea, North Korea, Syria, 2000–2024.