Australia vs Somalia: Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force
Australia
0.4%
in 2020
Somalia
0.5%
in 2020
Australia rank
125th
Somalia rank
122nd
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force over time
- Australia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
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 | 0.7% | 12.0% | 11.3% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force, Australia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force between Australia and Somalia?
- 0.1%, 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 as a share of the total labor force?
- Australia ranks 125th and Somalia ranks 122nd of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of the 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
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.