Algeria vs Egypt, Arab Rep.: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Algeria
0.7%
in 2020
Egypt, Arab Rep.
0.8%
in 2020
Algeria rank
35th
Egypt, Arab Rep. rank
33rd
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Algeria
- Egypt, Arab Rep.
How they compare
Egypt, Arab Rep. currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Algeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Egypt, Arab Rep. ahead.
Algeria ranks 35th and Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 33rd of 173 countries.
Egypt, Arab Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Algeria or Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- Egypt, Arab Rep., at 0.8% against 0.7% in Algeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Algeria and Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- 0.1%, with Egypt, Arab Rep. ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Algeria and Egypt, Arab Rep. rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Algeria ranks 35th and Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 33rd 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.