Statizoid

Bahrain vs Greece: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Bahrain
1.3%
in 2020
Greece
1.4%
in 2020
Bahrain rank
13th
Greece rank
11th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bahrain
  • Greece
123198520022020

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Greece ahead.

Bahrain ranks 13th and Greece ranks 11th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.