Ethiopia vs Serbia: Military personnel as a share of total population

Ethiopia
0.4012
in 2022
Serbia
0.4123
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
53rd
Serbia rank
51st

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Serbia
012345187819502022

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 0.4123 against 0.4012 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0111.

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 1.95 0.9438 1 Ethiopia
1900s 1.85 1.02 0.8254 Ethiopia
1910s 2.13 2.08 0.0511 Ethiopia
1920s 0.9725 1.21 0.24 Serbia
1930s 1.21 0.8009 0.4119 Ethiopia
1940s 0.0545 1.28 1.23 Serbia
1950s 0.1244 2.05 1.93 Serbia
1960s 0.1898 1.55 1.36 Serbia
1970s 0.3359 1.24 0.9031 Serbia
1980s 0.6154 1.08 0.4618 Serbia
1990s 0.2745 1.02 0.7503 Serbia
2000s 0.2764 0.6298 0.3535 Serbia
2010s 0.1391 0.3366 0.1975 Serbia
2020s 0.2101 0.4091 0.199 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 0.4123 against 0.4012 in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Ethiopia and Serbia?
0.0111, 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?
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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed