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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sweden: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.1%
in 2020
Sweden
0.1%
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
141st
Sweden rank
139th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 139th 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.