Armed forces personnel percent in Egypt
Egypt: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.7648 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel percent in Egypt, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.7648 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Egypt peaked at 1.05 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6689, in 1994.
Egypt ranks 33rd of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Armed forces personnel percent in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.8771 | — |
| 1989 | 0.7935 | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7432 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.723 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6896 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6739 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6689 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9291 | +38.9% |
| 1996 | 1 | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9937 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9722 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9508 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9284 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.03 | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 1.01 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9852 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 1.03 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9891 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9367 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9172 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8968 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8764 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8567 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8389 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.822 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8062 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7906 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7773 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7648 | -1.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.7648 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.7648 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.741, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +38.9% | 0.6689 | 0.9291 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8353 | 0.7935 | 0.8771 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8347 | 0.6689 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9284 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8519 | 0.7773 | 0.9367 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7648 | 0.7648 | 0.7648 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.8202 compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.8054 compare
- 32 Qatar 0.7848 compare
- 34 Iran 0.741 compare
- 35 Algeria 0.7402 compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 0.702 compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Egypt?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Egypt was 0.7648 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2006.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6689 in 1994.
- How does Egypt rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Egypt ranks 33rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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