Barbados vs Botswana: Military personnel as a share of total population

Barbados
0.3546
in 2022
Botswana
0.3689
in 2022
Barbados rank
64th
Botswana rank
62nd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Barbados
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.3689 against 0.3546 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0143.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.

Barbados ranks 64th and Botswana ranks 62nd of 194 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Botswana Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0.0806 0.0915 0.0109 Botswana
1980s 0.3181 0.3332 0.0151 Botswana
1990s 0 0.4976 0.4976 Botswana
2000s 0.3657 0.4915 0.1258 Botswana
2010s 0.3544 0.4179 0.0635 Botswana
2020s 0.3546 0.3747 0.0201 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Barbados or Botswana?
Botswana, at 0.3689 against 0.3546 in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Barbados and Botswana?
0.0143, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Botswana?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Botswana rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Barbados ranks 64th and Botswana ranks 62nd 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