Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.92% of the labour force in Saudi Arabia and 0.45% of the labour force in United Kingdom, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 1.48 percentage points, or 4.3 times that in United Kingdom.
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% of the labour force · IISS
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1.92 2020 | 2.79 | 31 of 168 |
| United Kingdom | 0.45 2020 | 0.55 | 121 of 168 |
| World | 0.79 2020 | 0.89 |
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Saudi Arabia ranked 31 and United Kingdom ranked 121 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 | Saudi Arabia | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.92 | 0.45 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.85 | 0.44 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.89 | 0.44 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.84 | 0.44 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.78 | 0.45 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.88 | 0.46 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 2.04 | 0.47 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 2.15 | 0.49 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 2.33 | 0.52 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 2.54 | 0.52 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 2.79 | 0.55 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 2.9 | 0.56 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 2.95 | 0.51 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 3.15 | 0.51 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 0.58 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 3.27 | 0.71 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 3.47 | 0.68 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 3.72 | 0.71 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 3.96 | 0.71 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4.23 | 0.72 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 4.44 | 0.73 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 3.9 | 0.75 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 4.05 | 0.76 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 4.21 | 0.76 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 4.38 | 0.78 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 4.53 | 0.82 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 4.36 | 0.91 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 4.77 | 0.96 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 4.98 | 1.03 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 5.83 | 1.05 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 4.69 | 1.07 | 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.
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