France vs Singapore
France vs Singapore: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1% of the labour force in France and 1.72% of the labour force in Singapore, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Singapore, by 0.72 percentage points, or 1.71 times that in France.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Singapore has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, France ranked 68 and Singapore ranked 34 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 | France | Singapore | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1.72 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1.71 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.74 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.01 | 2.39 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.01 | 4.35 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.01 | 4.39 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.03 | 4.52 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.05 | 4.64 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.08 | 4.72 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.11 | 4.9 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.15 | 5.02 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.15 | 5.2 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.21 | 6.6 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.22 | 6.88 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.25 | 7.26 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.26 | 7.46 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.27 | 7.76 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.3 | 7.13 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.36 | 7 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.43 | 7.88 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.52 | 8.65 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.69 | 8.73 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 1.78 | 9 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 1.84 | 3.47 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 1.9 | 3.67 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.93 | 3.28 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.94 | 3.42 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 2.01 | 3.54 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 2.11 | 3.68 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 2.13 | 3.83 | 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
France vs Singapore
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Singapore: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Singapore: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Singapore: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Singapore: 100% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Singapore: 3.44% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Singapore: 7.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Singapore: 5.79 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Singapore: 0.81% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Singapore: 0.94 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Singapore: 100% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Singapore: 35.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Singapore: 13.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Singapore: 4.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Singapore: 3.05% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Singapore: $16.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Singapore: $2,980 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Singapore: 18% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Singapore: 59,000 people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022Singapore: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Singapore: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Singapore: 79 million TIV in 2025