Albania vs Sudan: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Albania
0.3%
in 2020
Sudan
0.3%
in 2020
Albania rank
98th
Sudan rank
95th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Albania
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Albania, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 98th and Sudan ranks 95th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Albania |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 1.7% | Albania |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Albania |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Albania or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Albania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Albania and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Sudan?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Albania and Sudan rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Albania ranks 98th and Sudan ranks 95th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.