Azerbaijan vs Namibia: Armed forces personnel

Azerbaijan
1.6%
in 2020
Namibia
1.7%
in 2020
Azerbaijan rank
41st
Namibia rank
38th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Namibia
0123199120052020

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Namibia ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 41st and Namibia ranks 38th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.0% 1.6% 0.4% Azerbaijan
2000s 2.0% 2.2% 0.2% Namibia
2010s 1.8% 1.8% 0.0% Azerbaijan
2020s 1.6% 1.7% 0.1% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, Azerbaijan or Namibia?
Namibia, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Azerbaijan as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel between Azerbaijan and Namibia?
0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Namibia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Azerbaijan and Namibia rank globally for armed forces personnel?
Azerbaijan ranks 41st and Namibia ranks 38th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies, published as Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Azerbaijan vs Namibia: Armed forces personnel. Statizoid, drawing on The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/armed-forces-personnel-percent-of-total-labor-force/azerbaijan/namibia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/armed-forces-personnel-percent-of-total-labor-force/azerbaijan/namibia/">Azerbaijan vs Namibia: Armed forces personnel</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
Unit
% of total labor force
Source
The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 6,411 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.