Myanmar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Military personnel as a share of total population

Myanmar
0.6622
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
0.6944
in 1999
Myanmar rank
26th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
24th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Myanmar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
00.511.52194819852022

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.6944 against 0.6622 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0322.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 26th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6673 0 0.6673 Myanmar
1980s 0.5094 1.36 0.8531 Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.6998 0.7805 0.0807 Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Myanmar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.6944 against 0.6622 in Myanmar as of 1999.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0322, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1999.
How do Myanmar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Myanmar ranks 26th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 24th 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