Bangladesh vs Yemen: Military personnel as a share of total population

Bangladesh
0.0962
in 2022
Yemen
0.1046
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
145th
Yemen rank
142nd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.1046 against 0.0962 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0084.

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 0.0932 0.5837 0.4905 Yemen
2000s 0.0958 0.3296 0.2338 Yemen
2010s 0.0988 0.1934 0.0946 Yemen
2020s 0.0972 0.1077 0.0105 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 0.1046 against 0.0962 in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Bangladesh and Yemen?
0.0084, 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?
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