Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: Military personnel as a share of total population
Lebanon
1.0%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
1.1%
in 2022
Lebanon rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Lebanon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 8 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Lebanon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2022.
- How do Lebanon and Sri Lanka rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Lebanon ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.