Guatemala vs Sierra Leone: Military personnel as a share of total population

Guatemala
0.1009
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.1087
in 2022
Guatemala rank
144th
Sierra Leone rank
141st

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Guatemala
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1087 against 0.1009 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0078.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 141st of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2009 0.1132 0.0877 Guatemala
1970s 0.238 0.111 0.1269 Guatemala
1980s 0.4693 0.1176 0.3517 Guatemala
1990s 0.3687 0.1189 0.2499 Guatemala
2000s 0.2104 0.2107 0.0002 Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1056 0.1508 0.0453 Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1023 0.1112 0.0089 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Guatemala or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1087 against 0.1009 in Guatemala as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
0.0078, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Guatemala and Sierra Leone rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Guatemala ranks 144th and Sierra Leone ranks 141st 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