El Salvador vs Morocco: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
El Salvador
0.7%
in 2020
Morocco
0.7%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
39th
Morocco rank
40th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- El Salvador
- Morocco
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Morocco, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 39th and Morocco ranks 40th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, El Salvador or Morocco?
- El Salvador, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Morocco as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between El Salvador and Morocco?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Morocco?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Morocco rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 39th and Morocco ranks 40th 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.