El Salvador vs Türkiye: Military personnel as a share of total population
El Salvador
0.4%
in 2022
Türkiye
0.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
54th
Türkiye rank
52nd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- El Salvador
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 140 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 54th and Türkiye ranks 52nd of 194 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Türkiye |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Türkiye |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Türkiye |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | Türkiye |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Türkiye |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Türkiye |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 3.5% | 3.3% | Türkiye |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 2.1% | 1.8% | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Türkiye |
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 Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 0.4% against 0.4% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 0.0%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 140 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Türkiye rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 54th and Türkiye ranks 52nd 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.