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

Ethiopia
0.4012
in 2022
Turkey
0.4078
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
53rd
Turkey rank
52nd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Turkey
01234181619192022

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.4078 against 0.4012 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0066.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1898 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 52nd of 194 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Turkey Difference Ahead
1890s 1.95 1.03 0.9199 Ethiopia
1900s 1.85 1.04 0.813 Ethiopia
1910s 1.99 1.63 0.3592 Ethiopia
1920s 0.9725 1.03 0.0584 Turkey
1930s 1.21 1.12 0.0884 Ethiopia
1940s 0.0545 3.47 3.42 Turkey
1950s 0.1244 2.08 1.95 Turkey
1960s 0.1898 1.56 1.37 Turkey
1970s 0.3359 1.58 1.24 Turkey
1980s 0.6154 1.62 1.01 Turkey
1990s 0.2745 1.28 1 Turkey
2000s 0.2764 0.7707 0.4943 Turkey
2010s 0.1391 0.5995 0.4604 Turkey
2020s 0.2101 0.4099 0.1998 Turkey

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 Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.4078 against 0.4012 in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Ethiopia and Turkey?
0.0066, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Turkey?
114 years are reported by both, from 1898 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Turkey rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Ethiopia ranks 53rd 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.

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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