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

Jordan
0.8973
in 2022
Singapore
0.9027
in 2022
Jordan rank
15th
Singapore rank
13th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Jordan
  • Singapore
012345194619842022

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.9027 against 0.8973 in Jordan, a difference of 0.0054.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 13th of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 2.74 0.3279 2.41 Jordan
1970s 2.62 1.39 1.23 Jordan
1980s 2.61 2.18 0.4224 Jordan
1990s 1.94 1.63 0.3022 Jordan
2000s 1.85 1.55 0.3038 Jordan
2010s 1.19 1.34 0.1502 Singapore
2020s 0.9132 0.9099 0.0033 Jordan

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 Singapore?
Singapore, at 0.9027 against 0.8973 in Jordan as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Jordan and Singapore?
0.0054, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Singapore?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Singapore rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Jordan ranks 15th and Singapore ranks 13th 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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About this data

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