Azerbaijan vs Greece: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.58% of the labour force in Azerbaijan and 3.2% of the labour force in Greece, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Greece, by 1.62 percentage points, or 2.03 times that in Azerbaijan.
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% of the labour force · IISS
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 1.58 2020 | 1.91 | 39 of 168 |
| Greece | 3.2 2020 | 2.98 | 15 of 168 |
| World | 0.79 2020 | 0.89 |
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2020, Azerbaijan ranked 39 and Greece ranked 15 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 | Azerbaijan | Greece | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.58 | 3.2 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.64 | 3.15 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.65 | 3.17 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.68 | 3.11 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 3.08 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.75 | 3.1 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.78 | 3.08 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.82 | 3.09 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.84 | 3.01 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.88 | 3 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.91 | 2.98 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.94 | 2.86 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3.25 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 2.03 | 3.27 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.97 | 3.27 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.96 | 3.45 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.94 | 3.46 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.92 | 3.82 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 2.04 | 3.87 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2.03 | 3.52 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 2.02 | 3.49 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.98 | 3.64 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 2.06 | 3.71 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2.53 | 3.69 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 2.65 | 4.43 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 3.09 | 4.59 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.27 | 4.76 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.21 | 5.02 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.22 | 4.95 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | – | 5 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | – | 4.84 | 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.
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