Sudan vs Suriname: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Sudan
0.3%
in 2020
Suriname
0.3%
in 2020
Sudan rank
95th
Suriname rank
93rd
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Sudan
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Suriname ahead.
Sudan ranks 95th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Sudan or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Sudan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Sudan and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Suriname?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Sudan and Suriname rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Sudan ranks 95th and Suriname ranks 93rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.