Nigeria vs Yemen: Armed forces personnel percent

Nigeria
0.1042
in 2020
Yemen
0.1107
in 2020
Nigeria rank
149th
Yemen rank
148th

Armed forces personnel percent over time

  • Nigeria
  • Yemen
00.20.40.60.81198520022020

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.1107 against 0.1042 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0065.

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

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

Nigeria ranks 149th and Yemen ranks 148th of 173 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Yemen Difference Ahead
1980s 0.112 0.5118 0.3998 Yemen
1990s 0.0852 0.6396 0.5544 Yemen
2000s 0.1087 0.6056 0.4969 Yemen
2010s 0.099 0.2457 0.1467 Yemen
2020s 0.1042 0.1107 0.0065 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel percent, Nigeria or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.1107 against 0.1042 in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel percent between Nigeria and Yemen?
0.0065, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for armed forces personnel percent?
Nigeria ranks 149th and Yemen ranks 148th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed