Barbados vs Kazakhstan: Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force
Barbados
0.7%
in 2020
Kazakhstan
0.7%
in 2020
Barbados rank
98th
Kazakhstan rank
95th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force over time
- Barbados
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 98th and Kazakhstan ranks 95th of 171 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Kazakhstan |
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, Barbados or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force between Barbados and Kazakhstan?
- 0.0%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kazakhstan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Kazakhstan rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force?
- Barbados ranks 98th and Kazakhstan ranks 95th 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.