Egypt vs Libya

Egypt vs Libya: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.76% of the labour force in Egypt and 0% of the labour force in Libya, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Egypt, by 2.76 percentage points.

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% of the labour force · IISS

Egypt vs Libya: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 2.76% of the labour force in Egypt and 0% of the labour force in Libya, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Egypt, by 2.76 percentage points.
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What the numbers say

  • Egypt has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Libya.
  • The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.

Every year

% of the labour force · IISS

YearEgyptLibyaWorld
20202.7600.79
20192.78–0.79
20182.77–0.8
20172.72–0.8
20162.68–0.81
20152.71–0.82
20142.700.82
20132.740.330.83
20122.80.340.87
20112.84–0.88
20102.87–0.89
20093.123.530.89
20083.213.650.89
20073.253.780.89
20063.393.920.95
20053.274.040.96
20043.434.140.94
20033.524.270.98
20023.664.371
20013.64.461.01
20003.194.551.07
19993.241.09
19983.414.131.13
19973.464.261.15
19963.474.411.18
19953.25.631.2
19942.275.80.94
19932.356.410.98
19922.456.661.03
19912.617.011.03
19902.77.281.11

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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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