Armenia vs Israel: Military personnel as a share of total population
Armenia
1.5%
in 2022
Israel
1.9%
in 2022
Armenia rank
6th
Israel rank
3rd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Armenia
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.9% against 1.5% in Armenia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.3 times Armenia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Armenia ranks 6th and Israel ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | Israel |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Israel |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 2.2% | 0.6% | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Armenia or Israel?
- Israel, at 1.9% against 1.5% in Armenia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Armenia and Israel?
- 0.4%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Israel?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Armenia and Israel rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Armenia ranks 6th and Israel ranks 3rd 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.