Ethiopia vs Serbia: Military personnel as a share of total population
Ethiopia
0.4%
in 2022
Serbia
0.4%
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
53rd
Serbia rank
51st
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Ethiopia
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1898 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 53rd and Serbia ranks 51st of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Serbia |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Serbia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 2.1% | 1.9% | Serbia |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.4% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | Serbia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Ethiopia or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Ethiopia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Ethiopia and Serbia?
- 0.0%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Serbia?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1898 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Serbia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Ethiopia ranks 53rd and Serbia ranks 51st 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.