Algeria vs Suriname: Military personnel as a share of total population
Algeria
0.3%
in 2022
Suriname
0.3%
in 2022
Algeria rank
79th
Suriname rank
76th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Algeria
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Algeria, a difference of 0.0%.
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 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 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 0.3% against 0.3% in Algeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Algeria and Suriname?
- 0.0%, 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?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.