El Salvador vs United States: Military personnel as a share of total population
El Salvador
0.3981
in 2022
United States
0.3945
in 2022
El Salvador rank
54th
United States rank
55th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- El Salvador
- United States
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.3981 against 0.3945 in United States, a difference of 0.0036.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1875 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and United States ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 6 and United States in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1768 | 0.0795 | 0.0974 | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 0.2152 | 0.069 | 0.1463 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.473 | 0.0935 | 0.3794 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.3647 | 0.1402 | 0.2245 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0.2818 | 0.5694 | 0.2875 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.2665 | 0.2428 | 0.0237 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.1845 | 0.2167 | 0.0322 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.167 | 1.33 | 1.16 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.2316 | 1.74 | 1.5 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.1625 | 1.5 | 1.34 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.2064 | 1.06 | 0.8582 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.7754 | 0.9274 | 0.1519 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6074 | 0.6687 | 0.0613 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.2655 | 0.4926 | 0.227 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.3084 | 0.4523 | 0.1439 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.3996 | 0.3992 | 0.0004 | 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 United States?
- El Salvador, at 0.3981 against 0.3945 in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between El Salvador and United States?
- 0.0036, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and United States rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 54th 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.