Somalia vs Zambia: Military personnel as a share of total population
Somalia
0.0786
in 2022
Zambia
0.0744
in 2022
Somalia rank
154th
Zambia rank
155th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0786 against 0.0744 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0042.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 154th and Zambia ranks 155th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.489 | 0.2635 | 0.2255 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.6075 | 0.3141 | 0.2933 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.6424 | 0.2514 | 0.391 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.2284 | 0.2046 | 0.0238 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.1291 | 0.1537 | 0.0246 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0817 | 0.0959 | 0.0142 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0933 | 0.0765 | 0.0167 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Somalia or Zambia?
- Somalia, at 0.0786 against 0.0744 in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Somalia and Zambia?
- 0.0042, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Somalia ranks 154th and Zambia ranks 155th 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.