El Salvador vs Kenya: Military personnel

El Salvador
25,000
in 2022
Kenya
24,000
in 2022
El Salvador rank
88th
Kenya rank
91st

Military personnel over time

  • El Salvador
  • Kenya
020.0k40.0k60.0k187519482022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 25,000 against 24,000 in Kenya, a difference of 1,000.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kenya ahead.

El Salvador ranks 88th and Kenya ranks 91st of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 3,857 11,714 7,857 Kenya
1970s 8,300 9,500 1,200 Kenya
1980s 37,900 18,600 19,300 El Salvador
1990s 33,200 22,900 10,300 El Salvador
2000s 16,300 23,800 7,500 Kenya
2010s 19,300 24,000 4,700 Kenya
2020s 25,000 24,000 1,000 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, El Salvador or Kenya?
El Salvador, at 25,000 against 24,000 in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel between El Salvador and Kenya?
1,000, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for military personnel?
El Salvador ranks 88th and Kenya ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Military personnel
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
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