Statizoid

Philippines vs Sweden: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Philippines
0.1%
in 2020
Sweden
0.1%
in 2020
Philippines rank
140th
Sweden rank
139th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Philippines
  • Sweden
0.20.40.60.811.2198520022020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Philippines, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Philippines ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 139th 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.