Somalia vs United Kingdom: Armed forces personnel of total labor force

Somalia
0.4709
in 2020
United Kingdom
0.4466
in 2020
Somalia rank
122nd
United Kingdom rank
124th

Armed forces personnel of total labor force over time

  • Somalia
  • United Kingdom
051015199020052020

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.4709 against 0.4466 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0243.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 122nd and United Kingdom ranks 124th of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 11.98 0.8233 11.15 Somalia
2000s 1.62 0.644 0.9796 Somalia
2010s 0.6057 0.4753 0.1304 Somalia
2020s 0.4709 0.4466 0.0243 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel of total labor force, Somalia or United Kingdom?
Somalia, at 0.4709 against 0.4466 in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel of total labor force between Somalia and United Kingdom?
0.0243, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Kingdom?
19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Somalia and United Kingdom rank globally for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
Somalia ranks 122nd and United Kingdom ranks 124th 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