Libya vs Philippines: Military personnel as a share of total population
Libya
0.1%
in 2015
Philippines
0.1%
in 2022
Libya rank
140th
Philippines rank
138th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Libya
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Libya, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 140th and Philippines ranks 138th of 194 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 2.0% | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.5% | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.2% | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Libya or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Libya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Libya and Philippines?
- 0.0%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2015.
- How do Libya and Philippines rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Libya ranks 140th and Philippines ranks 138th 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.