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

India
0.1%
in 2022
Libya
0.1%
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 0.1% against 0.1% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

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 0.1% 0.3% 0.2% Libya
1960s 0.2% 1.0% 0.8% Libya
1970s 0.3% 1.2% 1.0% Libya
1980s 0.2% 2.3% 2.1% Libya
1990s 0.1% 1.6% 1.5% Libya
2000s 0.1% 1.4% 1.2% Libya
2010s 0.1% 0.7% 0.6% 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 0.1% against 0.1% in India as of 2015.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between India and Libya?
0.0%, 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?
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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.