Jordan vs Oman: Military personnel as a share of total population

Jordan
0.8973
in 2022
Oman
0.9091
in 2022
Jordan rank
15th
Oman rank
12th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Jordan
  • Oman
12345194619842022

How they compare

Oman currently reports 0.9091 against 0.8973 in Jordan, a difference of 0.0118.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 15th and Oman ranks 12th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 5 and Oman in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Oman Difference Ahead
1970s 2.57 1.06 1.51 Jordan
1980s 2.61 1.58 1.03 Jordan
1990s 1.94 1.66 0.2774 Jordan
2000s 1.85 1.7 0.153 Jordan
2010s 1.19 1.13 0.061 Jordan
2020s 0.9132 0.9385 0.0253 Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Jordan or Oman?
Oman, at 0.9091 against 0.8973 in Jordan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Jordan and Oman?
0.0118, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Oman?
52 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Oman rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Jordan ranks 15th and Oman ranks 12th 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