Barbados vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Barbados
0.4%
in 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.3%
in 2020
Barbados rank
86th
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
89th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Barbados
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Barbados ranks 86th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 89th of 173 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 2.9% | 2.7% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Barbados or Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Barbados, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Barbados ranks 86th and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 89th 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.