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Bolivia vs Namibia: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Bolivia
0.6%
in 2020
Namibia
0.6%
in 2020
Bolivia rank
48th
Namibia rank
51st

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Bolivia
  • Namibia
00.20.40.60.8198520022020

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 51st 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.