Statizoid

Iraq vs Oman: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Iraq
1.1%
in 2020
Oman
1.0%
in 2020
Iraq rank
19th
Oman rank
22nd

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Iraq
  • Oman
02468198520022020

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Oman, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Iraq ranks 19th and Oman ranks 22nd 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.