Cambodia vs North Korea

Cambodia vs North Korea: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.02% of the labour force in Cambodia and 8.62% of the labour force in North Korea, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in North Korea, by 6.6 percentage points, or 4.28 times that in Cambodia.

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% of the labour force · IISS

Cambodia vs North Korea: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.02% of the labour force in Cambodia and 8.62% of the labour force in North Korea, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in North Korea, by 6.6 percentage points, or 4.28 times that in Cambodia.
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What the numbers say

  • North Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2020, Cambodia ranked 25 and North Korea ranked 2 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

YearCambodiaNorth KoreaWorld
20202.028.620.79
20192.058.490.79
20182.18.530.8
20172.148.60.8
20162.178.670.81
20152.268.190.82
20142.288.270.82
20132.328.340.83
20122.288.420.87
20112.268.50.88
20102.338.580.89
20092.478.670.89
20082.648.230.89
20072.648.310.89
20062.738.40.95
20052.828.50.96
20042.938.590.94
20033.038.530.98
20023.128.621
20013.488.71.01
20006.258.591.07
19996.458.681.09
19986.668.761.13
19977.098.861.15
19966.578.441.18
19957.149.081.2
19941.748.140.94
19932.718.270.98
19923.799.161.03
19913.289.321.03
19903.379.491.11

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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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