Cuba vs El Salvador: Armed forces personnel percent

Cuba
0.68
in 2020
El Salvador
0.6737
in 2020
Cuba rank
38th
El Salvador rank
39th

Armed forces personnel percent over time

  • Cuba
  • El Salvador
0123198520022020

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.68 against 0.6737 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0063.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 38th and El Salvador ranks 39th of 173 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 2.2 0.8506 1.35 Cuba
1990s 1.46 0.7675 0.6894 Cuba
2000s 0.6737 0.4523 0.2214 Cuba
2010s 0.6712 0.6152 0.056 Cuba
2020s 0.68 0.6737 0.0064 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel percent, Cuba or El Salvador?
Cuba, at 0.68 against 0.6737 in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel percent between Cuba and El Salvador?
0.0063, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for armed forces personnel percent?
Cuba ranks 38th and El Salvador ranks 39th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed