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Armed forces as a share of the population — all countries

Armed forces as a share of the population — Eswatini

Armed forces as a share of the population in Eswatini in 1999 — 0.306%. Ranked 106 in the world out of 189. Since 1968, the indicator has risen by 0.306 pp.

1999 0.306% −0.009 pp vs 1998
World rank 106of 189
Period maximum 0.538%1989
Period minimum 0%1968

Trend over time

1968–1999 · % of population

Armed forces as a share of the population — Eswatini, 1968–199900.20.40.61968197219761980198419881992199619991968: 0%1969: 0%1970: 0%1971: 0%1972: 0%1973: 0%1974: 0.215%1975: 0.209%1976: 0.406%1977: 0.395%1978: 0.384%1979: 0.374%1980: 0.364%1981: 0.353%1982: 0.341%1983: 0.498%1984: 0.484%1985: 0.47%1986: 0.449%1987: 0.434%1988: 0.418%1989: 0.538%1990: 0.39%1991: 0.377%1992: 0.36%1993: 0.353%1994: 0.341%1995: 0.33%1996: 0.32%1997: 0.331%1998: 0.315%1999: 0.306%
Change over the period: +0.306 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 1999

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eswatini

Eswatini 0.306%
World computed 0.352%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.222%
Southern Africa computed 0.181%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.249%
Armed forces as a share of the population — Eswatini, by year Eswatini All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1999 0.306 −0.009 pp
1998 0.315 −0.016 pp
1997 0.331 +0.011 pp
1996 0.32 −0.011 pp
1995 0.33 −0.011 pp
1994 0.341 −0.011 pp
1993 0.353 −0.008 pp
1992 0.36 −0.017 pp
1991 0.377 −0.013 pp
1990 0.39 −0.148 pp
1989 0.538 +0.12 pp
1988 0.418 −0.015 pp
1987 0.434 −0.016 pp
1986 0.449 −0.021 pp
1985 0.47 −0.014 pp
1984 0.484 −0.014 pp
1983 0.498 +0.157 pp
1982 0.341 −0.013 pp
1981 0.353 −0.01 pp
1980 0.364 −0.01 pp
1979 0.374 −0.01 pp
1978 0.384 −0.011 pp
1977 0.395 −0.01 pp
1976 0.406 +0.197 pp
1975 0.209 −0.006 pp
1974 0.215 +0.215 pp
1973 0 +0 pp
1972 0 +0 pp
1971 0 +0 pp
1970 0 +0 pp
1969 0 +0 pp
1968 0 —

Southern Africa, 1999

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BW Botswana 0.501 SZ Eswatini 0.306 NA Namibia 0.177 ZA South Africa 0.17 LS Lesotho 0.095
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About the indicator

Military personnel on active duty as a percent of the entire population of the country. The indicator answers the question of how large the armed forces are relative to the size of the country — an army that is large in absolute numbers in a large country can come out smaller by this measure than the small army of a small state.

Important: A close indicator — the share of the labor force — answers a different question: what part of those able to work is occupied in the army instead of the economy. In countries with young populations the two diverge noticeably.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

Other indicators for Eswatini

Defense Armed forces personnel since 1816

A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.

Eswatini by year Defense Armed forces as a share of the labor force

What part of a country’s labor force serves in the army instead of working in the economy.

Eswatini by year Defense Armed forces personnel

The number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.

Eswatini by year Defense Military expenditure (% of GDP)

The share of GDP a country spends on defense.

Eswatini by year Defense Military expenditure in dollars

The absolute volume of defense spending in current US dollars.

Eswatini by year Defense Military expenditure share of the budget

What part of government spending goes to defense.

Eswatini by year
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