India vs Libya: Military personnel as a share of total population

India
0.1024
in 2022
Libya
0.1123
in 2015
India rank
143rd
Libya rank
140th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • India
  • Libya
0123194719842022

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.1123 against 0.1024 in India, a difference of 0.0099.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

India ranks 143rd and Libya ranks 140th of 194 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Libya Difference Ahead
1950s 0.1053 0.2811 0.1758 Libya
1960s 0.236 1.01 0.7744 Libya
1970s 0.251 1.25 0.9956 Libya
1980s 0.1606 2.28 2.12 Libya
1990s 0.1393 1.62 1.48 Libya
2000s 0.1176 1.36 1.24 Libya
2010s 0.1059 0.6821 0.5762 Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, India or Libya?
Libya, at 0.1123 against 0.1024 in India as of 2015.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between India and Libya?
0.0099, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Libya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2015.
How do India and Libya rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
India ranks 143rd and Libya ranks 140th 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