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Nigeria vs Senegal: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Nigeria
0.1%
in 2020
Senegal
0.1%
in 2020
Nigeria rank
149th
Senegal rank
147th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
0.050.10.150.20.25198520022020

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 149th and Senegal ranks 147th 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.