Egypt vs United States: Military personnel as a share of total population
Egypt
0.3898
in 2022
United States
0.3945
in 2022
Egypt rank
57th
United States rank
55th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Egypt
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.3945 against 0.3898 in Egypt, a difference of 0.0047.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1855 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 57th and United States ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 7 and United States in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3685 | 0.0943 | 0.2741 | Egypt |
| 1860s | 0.3048 | 1.23 | 0.9216 | United States |
| 1870s | 0.3311 | 0.0925 | 0.2385 | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.219 | 0.0738 | 0.1453 | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.1451 | 0.2485 | 0.1033 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.3078 | 1.13 | 0.8219 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.4132 | 1.74 | 1.32 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.6724 | 1.5 | 0.8258 | United States |
| 1970s | 1.04 | 1.06 | 0.0219 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.9791 | 0.9274 | 0.0518 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0.7286 | 0.6687 | 0.0599 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.6439 | 0.4926 | 0.1513 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.4876 | 0.4523 | 0.0353 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.3957 | 0.3992 | 0.0035 | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 0.3945 against 0.3898 in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Egypt and United States?
- 0.0047, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and United States rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Egypt ranks 57th and United States ranks 55th 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.