Egypt vs Malta: Military personnel as a share of total population

Egypt
0.3898
in 2022
Malta
0.3788
in 2022
Egypt rank
57th
Malta rank
59th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Egypt
  • Malta
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.3898 against 0.3788 in Malta, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 57th and Malta ranks 59th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6686 0.4847 0.1839 Egypt
1970s 1.04 1.29 0.247 Malta
1980s 0.9791 0.3279 0.6512 Egypt
1990s 0.7286 0.5417 0.1869 Egypt
2000s 0.6439 0.4878 0.1561 Egypt
2010s 0.4876 0.452 0.0356 Egypt
2020s 0.3957 0.3822 0.0135 Egypt

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 Malta?
Egypt, at 0.3898 against 0.3788 in Malta as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Egypt and Malta?
0.011, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malta?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Malta rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Egypt ranks 57th and Malta ranks 59th 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