Nigeria vs Somalia: Military personnel as a share of total population
Nigeria
0.0641
in 2022
Somalia
0.0786
in 2022
Nigeria rank
157th
Somalia rank
154th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0786 against 0.0641 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0145.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 157th and Somalia ranks 154th of 194 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0695 | 0.3466 | 0.2772 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.4294 | 0.6075 | 0.178 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.1563 | 0.6424 | 0.4861 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.082 | 0.2284 | 0.1464 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0578 | 0.1291 | 0.0713 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0506 | 0.0817 | 0.0311 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0654 | 0.0933 | 0.0278 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0786 against 0.0641 in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.0145, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Nigeria ranks 157th and Somalia ranks 154th 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.