Barbados vs Malta: Armed forces personnel
Barbados
0.7%
in 2020
Malta
0.7%
in 2020
Barbados rank
98th
Malta rank
96th
Armed forces personnel over time
- Barbados
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 98th and Malta ranks 96th of 171 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, Barbados or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel between Barbados and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Malta rank globally for armed forces personnel?
- Barbados ranks 98th and Malta ranks 96th 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.
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About this data
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.