Gambia vs Sweden: Military personnel as a share of total population
Gambia
0.2%
in 2022
Sweden
0.1%
in 2022
Gambia rank
128th
Sweden rank
131st
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Gambia
- Sweden
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sweden ahead.
Gambia ranks 128th and Sweden ranks 131st of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Gambia or Sweden?
- Gambia, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Gambia and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sweden?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Gambia and Sweden rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Gambia ranks 128th and Sweden ranks 131st 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.