Algeria vs Morocco

Algeria vs Morocco: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.81% of the labour force in Algeria and 2.07% of the labour force in Morocco, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Algeria, by 0.75 percentage points, or 1.36 times that in Morocco.

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% of the labour force · IISS

Algeria vs Morocco: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.81% of the labour force in Algeria and 2.07% of the labour force in Morocco, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Algeria, by 0.75 percentage points, or 1.36 times that in Morocco.
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What the numbers say

  • Algeria has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Morocco.
  • In 2020, Algeria ranked 18 and Morocco ranked 24 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.

Every year

% of the labour force · IISS

YearAlgeriaMoroccoWorld
20202.812.070.79
20192.52.020.79
20182.532.060.8
20172.562.110.8
20162.62.090.81
20152.632.080.82
20142.662.090.82
20132.682.110.83
20122.72.140.87
20112.742.140.88
20102.782.160.89
20093.012.170.89
20083.072.190.89
20073.142.230.89
20063.212.280.95
20053.132.380.96
20043.192.420.94
20033.172.430.98
20023.332.481
20013.282.511.01
20003.372.51.07
19993.432.531.09
19983.122.591.13
19973.232.661.15
19962.022.71.18
19952.062.781.2
19941.642.350.94
19931.72.410.98
19921.752.471.03
19911.812.541.03
19901.882.611.11

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Good to know

  • Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
  • Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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