Sao Tome and Principe vs Syria: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)
Sao Tome and Principe
5.1%
in 1999
Syria
5.4%
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe rank
5th
Syria rank
3rd
Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 5.4% against 5.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th and Syria ranks 3rd of 171 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, Sao Tome and Principe or Syria?
- Syria, at 5.4% against 5.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel between Sao Tome and Principe and Syria?
- 0.3%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Syria?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 1999.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Syria rank globally for armed forces personnel?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 5th and Syria ranks 3rd 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.