India vs Sierra Leone: Military personnel as a share of total population
India
0.1024
in 2022
Sierra Leone
0.1087
in 2022
India rank
143rd
Sierra Leone rank
141st
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- India
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.1087 against 0.1024 in India, a difference of 0.0063.
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 | 0.2484 | 0.1132 | 0.1352 | India |
| 1970s | 0.251 | 0.111 | 0.1399 | India |
| 1980s | 0.1606 | 0.1176 | 0.043 | India |
| 1990s | 0.1393 | 0.1189 | 0.0204 | India |
| 2000s | 0.1176 | 0.2107 | 0.0931 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1044 | 0.1508 | 0.0464 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.1032 | 0.1112 | 0.0081 | 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 0.1087 against 0.1024 in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between India and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0063, 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?
- 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.