Niger vs Somalia

Niger vs Somalia: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.11% of the labour force in Niger and 0.47% of the labour force in Somalia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Somalia, by 0.36 percentage points, or 4.3 times that in Niger.

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% of the labour force · IISS

Niger vs Somalia: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.11% of the labour force in Niger and 0.47% of the labour force in Somalia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Somalia, by 0.36 percentage points, or 4.3 times that in Niger.
NigerSomaliaWorld

What the numbers say

  • Somalia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Niger.
  • In 2020, Niger ranked 161 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

YearNigerSomaliaWorld
20200.110.470.79
20190.120.690.79
20180.120.710.8
20170.130.750.8
20160.140.770.81
20150.140.80.82
20140.150.710.82
20130.150.480.83
20120.150.90.87
20110.160.150.88
20100.160.090.89
20090.170.090.89
20080.16–0.89
20070.17–0.89
20060.17–0.95
20050.18–0.96
20040.18–0.94
20030.2–0.98
20020.21–1
20010.22–1.01
20000.223.151.07
19990.233.281.09
19980.2415.331.13
19970.2515.961.15
19960.2516.511.18
19950.2617.091.2
19940.13–0.94
19930.13–0.98
19920.14–1.03
19910.14–1.03
19900.143.681.11

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.

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