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

Bahrain
0.5219
in 2022
Turkmenistan
0.5118
in 2022
Bahrain rank
34th
Turkmenistan rank
36th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bahrain
  • Turkmenistan
0.511.52197119962022

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 0.5219 against 0.5118 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0101.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 34th and Turkmenistan ranks 36th of 194 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.43 0.4745 0.9535 Bahrain
2000s 1.26 0.4801 0.7772 Bahrain
2010s 0.5683 0.4966 0.0717 Bahrain
2020s 0.5313 0.5219 0.0094 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 Turkmenistan?
Bahrain, at 0.5219 against 0.5118 in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bahrain and Turkmenistan?
0.0101, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Turkmenistan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Turkmenistan rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Bahrain ranks 34th and Turkmenistan ranks 36th 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