Bosnia and Herzegovina vs El Salvador: Police officers per 1,000 people

Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.05
in 2015
El Salvador
4.77
in 2015
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
30th
El Salvador rank
33rd

Police officers per 1,000 people over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • El Salvador
2345200120082015

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 5.05 against 4.77 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.28.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 103 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 2.74 3.93 1.19 El Salvador
2010s 5.27 4.62 0.6518 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher police officers per 1,000 people, Bosnia and Herzegovina or El Salvador?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 5.05 against 4.77 in El Salvador as of 2015.
What is the difference in police officers per 1,000 people between Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador?
0.28, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and El Salvador rank globally for police officers per 1,000 people?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 30th and El Salvador ranks 33rd of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Police officers per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Police officers per 1,000 people
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
Last refreshed

Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.