Bangladesh vs United Kingdom: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.32% of the labour force in Bangladesh and 0.45% of the labour force in United Kingdom, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.12 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Bangladesh.

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% of the labour force · IISS

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Latest figures

% of the labour force · IISS

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2020
Bangladesh	0.32 2020	0.38	143 of 168
United Kingdom	0.45 2020	0.55	121 of 168
World	0.79 2020	0.89

What the numbers say

United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
In 2020, Bangladesh ranked 143 and United Kingdom ranked 121 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	Bangladesh	United Kingdom	World
2020	0.32	0.45	0.79
2019	0.33	0.44	0.79
2018	0.34	0.44	0.8
2017	0.33	0.44	0.8
2016	0.35	0.45	0.81
2015	0.36	0.46	0.82
2014	0.36	0.47	0.82
2013	0.37	0.49	0.83
2012	0.37	0.52	0.87
2011	0.37	0.52	0.88
2010	0.38	0.55	0.89
2009	0.38	0.56	0.89
2008	0.39	0.51	0.89
2007	0.4	0.51	0.89
2006	0.39	0.58	0.95
2005	0.47	0.71	0.96
2004	0.47	0.68	0.94
2003	0.36	0.71	0.98
2002	0.39	0.71	1
2001	0.4	0.72	1.01
2000	0.28	0.73	1.07
1999	0.4	0.75	1.09
1998	0.37	0.76	1.13
1997	0.38	0.76	1.15
1996	0.38	0.78	1.18
1995	0.4	0.82	1.2
1994	0.28	0.91	0.94
1993	0.27	0.96	0.98
1992	0.28	1.03	1.03
1991	0.29	1.05	1.03
1990	0.28	1.07	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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