Ethiopia vs United States of America: Military personnel as a share of total population
Ethiopia
0.4%
in 2022
United States of America
0.4%
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
53rd
United States of America rank
55th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Ethiopia
- United States of America
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1898 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 53rd and United States of America ranks 55th of 194 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 1.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.3% | United States of America |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | United States of America |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.3% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Ethiopia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Ethiopia and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States of America?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1898 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and United States of America rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Ethiopia ranks 53rd and United States of America ranks 55th 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.