Fiji vs France: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Fiji
0.4%
in 2020
France
0.5%
in 2020
Fiji rank
72nd
France rank
69th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Fiji
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Fiji, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 72nd and France ranks 69th 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.