Armed forces as a share of the population in Sao Tome and Principe in 1999 — 0.694%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 189. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 0.694 pp.
1975–1999 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.694 | −0.015 pp |
| 1998 | 0.709 | −0.015 pp |
| 1997 | 0.725 | −0.016 pp |
| 1996 | 0.741 | −0.047 pp |
| 1995 | 0.787 | −0.013 pp |
| 1994 | 0.8 | −0.02 pp |
| 1993 | 0.82 | −0.014 pp |
| 1992 | 0.833 | +0.007 pp |
| 1991 | 0.826 | −0.043 pp |
| 1990 | 0.87 | −0.015 pp |
| 1989 | 0.885 | −0.016 pp |
| 1988 | 0.901 | −0.017 pp |
| 1987 | 0.917 | −0.017 pp |
| 1986 | 0.935 | −0.988 pp |
| 1985 | 1.923 | −0.038 pp |
| 1984 | 1.961 | −0.039 pp |
| 1983 | 2 | −0.02 pp |
| 1982 | 2.02 | −0.063 pp |
| 1981 | 2.083 | +2.083 pp |
| 1980 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1979 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1978 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1977 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1976 | 0 | +0 pp |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
A long historical series on the personnel of armies — since 1816, that is, over two centuries.
Defense Armed forces as a share of the labor forceWhat part of a country’s labor force serves in the army instead of working in the economy.
Defense Armed forces personnelThe number of active-duty military personnel and paramilitary forces.
