Bolivia vs Dominican Republic: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.21% of the labour force in Bolivia and 1.48% of the labour force in Dominican Republic, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by 0.27 percentage points, or 1.23 times that in Bolivia.

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% of the labour force · IISS

BoliviaDominican RepublicWorld

What the numbers say

Dominican Republic has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Bolivia.
In 2020, Bolivia ranked 54 and Dominican Republic ranked 42 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	Bolivia	Dominican Republic	World
2020	1.21	1.48	0.79
2019	1.19	1.39	0.79
2018	1.26	1.44	0.8
2017	1.34	1.49	0.8
2016	1.4	1.52	0.81
2015	1.42	1.55	0.82
2014	1.45	1.64	0.82
2013	1.72	1.44	0.83
2012	1.75	1.46	0.87
2011	1.79	0.98	0.88
2010	1.82	1.03	0.89
2009	1.86	1.07	0.89
2008	1.89	1.06	0.89
2007	1.93	1.77	0.89
2006	1.97	1.8	0.95
2005	1.7	1.15	0.96
2004	1.68	1.14	0.94
2003	1.73	1.18	0.98
2002	1.76	1.19	1
2001	1.8	1.22	1.01
2000	1.86	1.22	1.07
1999	1.9	1.25	1.09
1998	1.96	1.28	1.13
1997	2	1.31	1.15
1996	1.87	1.35	1.18
1995	1.92	1.39	1.2
1994	0.86	0.79	0.94
1993	1.01	0.81	0.98
1992	1.04	0.84	1.03
1991	1.09	0.82	1.03
1990	1.02	0.85	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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Bolivia vs Dominican Republic

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Deaths in conflictsBolivia: 2 deaths in 2022Dominican Republic: 0 deaths in 2022