Bolivia vs Mexico

Bolivia vs Mexico: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.21% of the labour force in Bolivia and 0.64% of the labour force in Mexico, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.56 percentage points, or 1.87 times that in Mexico.

Change since 2010, percentage points · IISS

Bolivia vs Mexico: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.21% of the labour force in Bolivia and 0.64% of the labour force in Mexico, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.56 percentage points, or 1.87 times that in Mexico.
BoliviaMexico

Latest figures

% of the labour force · IISS

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Bolivia1.21 20201.8254 of 168
Mexico0.64 20200.6999 of 168
World0.79 20200.89

What the numbers say

  • Bolivia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2020, Bolivia ranked 54 and Mexico ranked 99 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

YearBoliviaMexicoWorld
20201.210.640.79
20191.190.580.79
20181.260.630.8
20171.340.620.8
20161.40.630.81
20151.420.640.82
20141.450.650.82
20131.720.630.83
20121.750.650.87
20111.790.670.88
20101.820.690.89
20091.860.70.89
20081.890.660.89
20071.930.630.89
20061.970.630.95
20051.70.470.96
20041.680.490.94
20031.730.50.98
20021.760.521
20011.80.521.01
20001.860.541.07
19991.90.511.09
19981.960.511.13
199720.521.15
19961.870.541.18
19951.920.551.2
19940.860.520.94
19931.010.540.98
19921.040.561.03
19911.090.581.03
19901.020.61.11

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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