Ethiopia vs Somalia: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.28% of the labour force in Ethiopia and 0.47% of the labour force in Somalia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Somalia, by 0.19 percentage points, or 1.68 times that in Ethiopia.

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% of the labour force · IISS

EthiopiaSomaliaWorld

What the numbers say

Somalia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Ethiopia.
In 2020, Ethiopia ranked 146 and Somalia ranked 119 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	Ethiopia	Somalia	World
2020	0.28	0.47	0.79
2019	0.28	0.69	0.79
2018	0.29	0.71	0.8
2017	0.29	0.75	0.8
2016	0.29	0.77	0.81
2015	0.3	0.8	0.82
2014	0.3	0.71	0.82
2013	0.31	0.48	0.83
2012	0.32	0.9	0.87
2011	0.33	0.15	0.88
2010	0.34	0.09	0.89
2009	0.36	0.09	0.89
2008	0.37	–	0.89
2007	0.38	–	0.89
2006	–	–	0.95
2005	0.54	–	0.96
2004	0.56	–	0.94
2003	0.51	–	0.98
2002	0.82	–	1
2001	0.85	–	1.01
2000	1.22	3.15	1.07
1999	1.16	3.28	1.09
1998	0.44	15.33	1.13
1997	0.45	15.96	1.15
1996	0.46	16.51	1.18
1995	0.48	17.09	1.2
1994	0.49	–	0.94
1993	0.51	–	0.98
1992	0.53	–	1.03
1991	0.55	–	1.03
1990	1.19	3.68	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.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time

Ethiopia vs Somalia

Health

People

Economy

Education

Adult literacyEthiopia: 60.5% in 2022Somalia: 54.1% in 2022

Politics

Conflict

Deaths in conflictsEthiopia: 102,900 deaths in 2022Somalia: 3,110 deaths in 2022