Bahrain vs Morocco: Military personnel as a share of total population

Bahrain
0.5%
in 2022
Morocco
0.5%
in 2022
Bahrain rank
34th
Morocco rank
32nd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bahrain
  • Morocco
00.511.52184719342022

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 34th and Morocco ranks 32nd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Morocco Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Bahrain
1980s 0.8% 0.7% 0.0% Bahrain
1990s 1.5% 0.7% 0.7% Bahrain
2000s 1.3% 0.7% 0.6% Bahrain
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Morocco
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Bahrain or Morocco?
Morocco, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Bahrain as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bahrain and Morocco?
0.0%, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Morocco?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Morocco rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Bahrain ranks 34th and Morocco ranks 32nd 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.