Bangladesh vs Yemen: Military personnel as a share of total population
Bangladesh
0.1%
in 2022
Yemen
0.1%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
145th
Yemen rank
142nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Bangladesh
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 145th and Yemen ranks 142nd of 194 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Bangladesh or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bangladesh and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Yemen rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Bangladesh ranks 145th and Yemen ranks 142nd 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.