Uganda vs Yemen: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Uganda
0.1%
in 2020
Yemen
0.1%
in 2020
Uganda rank
150th
Yemen rank
148th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Uganda
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Uganda, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Yemen ahead.
Uganda ranks 150th 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 | Uganda | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Yemen |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Uganda or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Uganda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Uganda and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Yemen?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Uganda and Yemen rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Uganda ranks 150th and Yemen ranks 148th 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.