El Salvador vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Armed forces personnel

El Salvador
1.6%
in 2020
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.4%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
39th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
42nd

Armed forces personnel over time

  • El Salvador
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0123199020052020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.6% against 0.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 1.2%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 3.6 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 39th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd of 171 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1990s 2.1% 0.8% 1.3% El Salvador
2000s 1.1% 0.7% 0.5% El Salvador
2010s 1.5% 0.6% 0.9% El Salvador
2020s 1.6% 0.4% 1.2% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, El Salvador or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
El Salvador, at 1.6% against 0.4% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel between El Salvador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
1.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for armed forces personnel?
El Salvador ranks 39th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 42nd 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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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.