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

Algeria
0.3056
in 2022
Suriname
0.321
in 2022
Algeria rank
79th
Suriname rank
76th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Algeria
  • Suriname
0.20.40.60.81196219922022

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.321 against 0.3056 in Algeria, a difference of 0.0154.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 76th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4742 0.276 0.1982 Algeria
1980s 0.6469 0.6518 0.005 Suriname
1990s 0.4461 0.587 0.1409 Suriname
2000s 0.4007 0.4099 0.0092 Suriname
2010s 0.3359 0.3586 0.0226 Suriname
2020s 0.3038 0.3238 0.02 Suriname

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 Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.321 against 0.3056 in Algeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Algeria and Suriname?
0.0154, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Suriname?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Suriname rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Algeria ranks 79th and Suriname ranks 76th 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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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