Kenya vs Philippines
Kenya vs Philippines: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.11% of the labour force in Kenya and 0.37% of the labour force in Philippines, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Philippines, by 0.26 percentage points, or 3.27 times that in Kenya.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Kenya ranked 160 and Philippines ranked 135 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 | Kenya | Philippines | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.14 | 0.38 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.14 | 0.39 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.15 | 0.4 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.16 | 0.42 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.17 | 0.43 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.17 | 0.45 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.18 | 0.41 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.19 | 0.42 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | 0.42 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.43 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.21 | 0.44 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.22 | 0.47 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.23 | 0.48 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.24 | 0.49 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.23 | 0.5 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.25 | 0.53 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.26 | 0.58 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.27 | 0.57 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.28 | 0.57 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.29 | 0.58 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.25 | 0.44 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.24 | 0.49 | 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
Kenya vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Philippines: $55 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007