El Salvador vs Kuwait: Military personnel as a share of total population
El Salvador
0.4%
in 2022
Kuwait
0.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
54th
Kuwait rank
56th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- El Salvador
- Kuwait
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Kuwait ranks 56th of 194 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
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 Kuwait?
- El Salvador, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Kuwait rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 54th and Kuwait ranks 56th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.