Egypt vs El Salvador: Military personnel as a share of total population
Egypt
0.3898
in 2022
El Salvador
0.3981
in 2022
Egypt rank
57th
El Salvador rank
54th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.3981 against 0.3898 in Egypt, a difference of 0.0083.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 88 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 54th of 194 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 10 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.318 | 0.1768 | 0.1411 | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.219 | 0.1634 | 0.0556 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.1451 | 0.1675 | 0.0223 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.3107 | 0.167 | 0.1437 | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.4132 | 0.2316 | 0.1816 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.6724 | 0.1625 | 0.5099 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 0.2064 | 0.8362 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.9791 | 0.7754 | 0.2037 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.7286 | 0.6074 | 0.1212 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.6439 | 0.2655 | 0.3783 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.4876 | 0.3084 | 0.1792 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.3957 | 0.3996 | 0.0039 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Egypt or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.3981 against 0.3898 in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 0.0083, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 88 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Egypt ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 54th 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.