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