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

Algeria
0.3056
in 2022
Tunisia
0.2971
in 2022
Algeria rank
79th
Tunisia rank
81st

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Algeria
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 0.3056 against 0.2971 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.0085.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 81st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5492 0.5011 0.0481 Algeria
1970s 0.5111 0.3888 0.1223 Algeria
1980s 0.6469 0.4873 0.1596 Algeria
1990s 0.4461 0.3964 0.0497 Algeria
2000s 0.4007 0.3516 0.0492 Algeria
2010s 0.3359 0.3207 0.0152 Algeria
2020s 0.3038 0.2988 0.005 Algeria

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 Tunisia?
Algeria, at 0.3056 against 0.2971 in Tunisia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Algeria and Tunisia?
0.0085, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Tunisia?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Tunisia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Algeria ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 81st 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