El Salvador vs Namibia: Armed forces personnel of total labor force

El Salvador
1.62
in 2020
Namibia
1.67
in 2020
El Salvador rank
39th
Namibia rank
38th

Armed forces personnel of total labor force over time

  • El Salvador
  • Namibia
0.511.522.53199020052020

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.67 against 1.62 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 39th and Namibia ranks 38th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.99 1.6 0.3924 El Salvador
2000s 1.14 2.2 1.06 Namibia
2010s 1.46 1.76 0.3059 Namibia
2020s 1.62 1.67 0.0483 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel of total labor force, El Salvador or Namibia?
Namibia, at 1.67 against 1.62 in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel of total labor force between El Salvador and Namibia?
0.05, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Namibia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Namibia rank globally for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
El Salvador ranks 39th and Namibia ranks 38th 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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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