Lebanon vs Singapore: Military personnel as a share of total population
Lebanon
1.0%
in 2022
Singapore
0.9%
in 2022
Lebanon rank
10th
Singapore rank
13th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Lebanon
- Singapore
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 13th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.3% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Lebanon or Singapore?
- Lebanon, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Lebanon and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Singapore?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Lebanon and Singapore rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Lebanon ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 13th 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.