Armenia vs Georgia
Armenia vs Georgia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 3.25% of the labour force in Armenia and 1.39% of the labour force in Georgia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Armenia, by 1.85 percentage points, or 2.33 times that in Georgia.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Armenia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2020, Armenia ranked 14 and Georgia ranked 45 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
| Year | Armenia | Georgia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.25 | 1.39 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 3.53 | 1.4 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 3.37 | 1.36 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 3.37 | 1.33 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 3.34 | 1.32 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 3.32 | 1.31 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 3.31 | 1.62 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 3.29 | 1.61 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 3.28 | 1.6 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 3.68 | 1.58 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 3.65 | 1.55 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 3.63 | 1.53 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 2.79 | 1.55 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 2.78 | 1.54 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 3.11 | 1.52 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 3.25 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 3.26 | 0.99 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 3.04 | 1.3 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 3.04 | 1.28 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2.88 | 1.24 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 2.87 | 1.43 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 3.82 | 1.38 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 3.85 | 1.61 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 4.32 | 1.57 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 4.09 | 0.57 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 4.23 | 0.51 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 3.05 | 0.24 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.37 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.24 | – | 1.03 |
| 1991 | – | – | 1.03 |
| 1990 | – | – | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Armenia vs Georgia
Health
- Life expectancyArmenia: 75.7 years in 2023Georgia: 74.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityArmenia: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Georgia: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityArmenia: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Georgia: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterArmenia: 82.4% in 2022Georgia: 69.1% in 2022
- DepressionArmenia: 2.76% in 2017Georgia: 2.8% in 2017
- Suicide rateArmenia: 8.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Georgia: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationArmenia: 2.94 million people in 2023Georgia: 3.81 million people in 2023
- Population growthArmenia: 2.79% a year in 2023Georgia: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateArmenia: 1.71 births per woman in 2023Georgia: 1.81 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationArmenia: 65.9% in 2025Georgia: 61.2% in 2025
- Median ageArmenia: 35.8 years in 2023Georgia: 36.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overArmenia: 13.2% in 2023Georgia: 15.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateArmenia: 25.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Georgia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingArmenia: 6.09% of GDP in 2025Georgia: 1.75% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsArmenia: $1.65B in 2025Georgia: $637M in 2025
- Military spending per personArmenia: $582 in 2025Georgia: $173 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingArmenia: 19.9% of government spending in 2025Georgia: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelArmenia: 47,000 people in 2020Georgia: 26,000 people in 2020
- National powerArmenia: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Georgia: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsArmenia: 21 million TIV in 2025Georgia: 15 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsArmenia: 4 million TIV in 2006Georgia: 7 million TIV in 2017