Lebanon vs Lithuania: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Lebanon
1.4%
in 2020
Lithuania
1.3%
in 2020
Lebanon rank
10th
Lithuania rank
12th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Lebanon
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 10th and Lithuania ranks 12th 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.