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

Egypt
0.3898
in 2022
Romania
0.3756
in 2022
Egypt rank
57th
Romania rank
60th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Egypt
  • Romania
02468185519382022

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.3898 against 0.3756 in Romania, a difference of 0.0142.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1878 it was Romania ahead.

Egypt ranks 57th and Romania ranks 60th of 194 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Romania Difference Ahead
1870s 0.244 0.367 0.123 Romania
1880s 0.219 0.4572 0.2382 Romania
1930s 0.1451 0.8349 0.6897 Romania
1940s 0.3078 1.76 1.45 Romania
1950s 0.4132 1.41 0.997 Romania
1960s 0.6724 1.26 0.5828 Romania
1970s 1.04 1.01 0.0375 Egypt
1980s 0.9791 0.9933 0.0142 Romania
1990s 0.7286 0.8225 0.0939 Romania
2000s 0.6439 0.4622 0.1817 Egypt
2010s 0.4876 0.3496 0.138 Egypt
2020s 0.3957 0.3685 0.0272 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 Romania?
Egypt, at 0.3898 against 0.3756 in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Egypt and Romania?
0.0142, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Romania?
86 years are reported by both, from 1878 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Romania rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Egypt ranks 57th and Romania ranks 60th 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