Algeria vs France: Military personnel as a share of total population

Algeria
0.3056
in 2022
France
0.3063
in 2022
Algeria rank
79th
France rank
77th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Algeria
  • France
051015181619192022

How they compare

France currently reports 0.3063 against 0.3056 in Algeria, a difference of 0.0007.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was France ahead.

Algeria ranks 79th and France ranks 77th of 194 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5492 1.29 0.7409 France
1970s 0.5111 1.1 0.5908 France
1980s 0.6469 1.03 0.3822 France
1990s 0.4461 0.8659 0.4198 France
2000s 0.4007 0.4447 0.0439 France
2010s 0.3359 0.36 0.024 France
2020s 0.3038 0.3077 0.0039 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Algeria or France?
France, at 0.3063 against 0.3056 in Algeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Algeria and France?
0.0007, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and France?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Algeria and France rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Algeria ranks 79th and France ranks 77th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed