El Salvador vs Ethiopia: Military personnel as a share of total population
El Salvador
0.3981
in 2022
Ethiopia
0.4012
in 2022
El Salvador rank
54th
Ethiopia rank
53rd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- El Salvador
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.4012 against 0.3981 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0031.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1898 it was Ethiopia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Ethiopia ranks 53rd of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.3802 | 1.95 | 1.57 | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 0.3647 | 1.85 | 1.48 | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 0.2818 | 2.13 | 1.85 | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.2665 | 0.9725 | 0.706 | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.1919 | 1.21 | 1.02 | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.167 | 0.0545 | 0.1125 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0.2316 | 0.1244 | 0.1072 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 0.1625 | 0.1898 | 0.0272 | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.2064 | 0.3359 | 0.1295 | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.7754 | 0.6154 | 0.16 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.6074 | 0.2745 | 0.3329 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.2655 | 0.2764 | 0.0108 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.3084 | 0.1391 | 0.1693 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.3996 | 0.2101 | 0.1895 | 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, El Salvador or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.4012 against 0.3981 in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 0.0031, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ethiopia?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1898 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Ethiopia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 54th and Ethiopia ranks 53rd 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.