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

India
0.1%
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.1%
in 2022
India rank
143rd
Sierra Leone rank
141st

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • India
  • Sierra Leone
00.10.20.3194719842022

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 143rd and Sierra Leone ranks 141st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% India
1970s 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% India
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% India
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% India
2000s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Sierra Leone
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 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, India or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.1% against 0.1% in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between India and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sierra Leone?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do India and Sierra Leone rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
India ranks 143rd and Sierra Leone ranks 141st 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.