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Namibia vs Turkey: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Namibia
0.6%
in 2020
Turkey
0.6%
in 2020
Namibia rank
51st
Turkey rank
49th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Namibia
  • Turkey
0.250.50.7511.21.5198520022020

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Turkey ahead.

Namibia ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 49th 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.