North Korea vs Russia

North Korea vs Russia: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 8.62% of the labour force in North Korea and 1.98% of the labour force in Russia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in North Korea, by 6.64 percentage points, or 4.35 times that in Russia.

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% of the labour force · IISS

North Korea vs Russia: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 8.62% of the labour force in North Korea and 1.98% of the labour force in Russia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in North Korea, by 6.64 percentage points, or 4.35 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • North Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
  • In 2020, North Korea ranked 2 and Russia ranked 29 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

YearNorth KoreaRussiaWorld
20208.621.980.79
20198.491.970.79
20188.531.940.8
20178.61.940.8
20168.671.930.81
20158.191.980.82
20148.271.70.82
20138.341.660.83
20128.421.790.87
20118.51.790.88
20108.581.880.89
20098.671.970.89
20088.231.940.89
20078.311.960.89
20068.41.940.95
20058.51.960.96
20048.591.970.94
20038.531.880.98
20028.621.911
20018.71.921.01
20008.591.941.07
19998.682.021.09
19988.762.461.13
19978.862.621.15
19968.442.291.18
19959.082.511.2
19948.141.940.94
19938.272.030.98
19929.162.51.03
19919.32–1.03
19909.49–1.11

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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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