El Salvador vs Turkey: Military personnel as a share of total population
El Salvador
0.3981
in 2022
Turkey
0.4078
in 2022
El Salvador rank
54th
Turkey rank
52nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- El Salvador
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.4078 against 0.3981 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0097.
Across all 140 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Turkey ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1768 | 0.9599 | 0.7831 | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.2152 | 0.8556 | 0.6404 | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.473 | 0.9899 | 0.5169 | Turkey |
| 1900s | 0.3647 | 1.04 | 0.672 | Turkey |
| 1910s | 0.2844 | 1.63 | 1.35 | Turkey |
| 1920s | 0.2665 | 1.03 | 0.7643 | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0.1845 | 1.12 | 0.9392 | Turkey |
| 1940s | 0.167 | 3.47 | 3.31 | Turkey |
| 1950s | 0.2316 | 2.08 | 1.84 | Turkey |
| 1960s | 0.1625 | 1.56 | 1.4 | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.2064 | 1.58 | 1.37 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.7754 | 1.62 | 0.8476 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.6074 | 1.28 | 0.672 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.2655 | 0.7707 | 0.5051 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.3084 | 0.5995 | 0.2912 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.3996 | 0.4099 | 0.0103 | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.4078 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 Turkey?
- 0.0097, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Turkey?
- 140 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Turkey rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 54th and Turkey ranks 52nd 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.