El Salvador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
El Salvador
0.7%
in 2020
Sao Tome and Principe
0.7%
in 1999
El Salvador rank
39th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
36th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- El Salvador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1989 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th of 173 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.7% against 0.7% in El Salvador as of 1999.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 1999.
- How do El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- El Salvador ranks 39th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 36th 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.