Australia vs Somalia: Armed forces personnel of total labor force

Australia
0.4417
in 2020
Somalia
0.4709
in 2020
Australia rank
125th
Somalia rank
122nd

Armed forces personnel of total labor force over time

  • Australia
  • Somalia
051015199020052020

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.4709 against 0.4417 in Australia, a difference of 0.0292.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Australia ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 122nd of 171 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6577 11.98 11.32 Somalia
2000s 0.5166 1.62 1.11 Somalia
2010s 0.4586 0.6057 0.1471 Somalia
2020s 0.4417 0.4709 0.0292 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel of total labor force, Australia or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.4709 against 0.4417 in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel of total labor force between Australia and Somalia?
0.0292, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Somalia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Australia and Somalia rank globally for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
Australia ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 122nd of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel of total labor force
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 5,022 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed