| # | Flag | Country | Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 13.46% | 2011 | |
| 2 | North Korea | 9.03% | 2017 | |
| 3 | Maldives | 5.56% | 2000 | |
| 4 | Syria | 5.32% | 2017 | |
| 5 | Jordan | 4.67% | 2017 | |
| 6 | Montenegro | 4.63% | 2017 | |
| 7 | Israel | 4.42% | 2017 | |
| 8 | South Sudan | 3.98% | 2017 | |
| 9 | Brunei | 3.74% | 2017 | |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 3.69% | 2017 | |
| 11 | Armenia | 3.55% | 2017 | |
| 12 | Laos | 3.54% | 2017 | |
| 13 | Lebanon | 3.24% | 2017 | |
| 14 | Djibouti | 3.18% | 2017 | |
| 15 | Belarus | 3.06% | 2017 | |
| 16 | Greece | 2.98% | 2017 | |
| 17 | Egypt | 2.71% | 2017 | |
| 18 | Cyprus | 2.62% | 2017 | |
| 19 | Algeria | 2.62% | 2017 | |
| 20 | Bhutan | 2.62% | 2000 | |
| 21 | Venezuela | 2.59% | 2017 | |
| 22 | Singapore | 2.48% | 2017 | |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 2.38% | 2017 | |
| 24 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 2.32% | 1999 | |
| 25 | Lithuania | 2.32% | 2017 | |
| 26 | South Korea | 2.26% | 2017 | |
| 27 | Iraq | 2.2% | 2017 | |
| 28 | Bahrain | 2.19% | 2017 | |
| 29 | Cambodia | 2.14% | 2017 | |
| 30 | Myanmar | 2.11% | 2017 | |
| 31 | Morocco | 2.1% | 2017 | |
| 32 | Iran | 2.07% | 2017 | |
| 33 | Russia | 1.96% | 2017 | |
| 34 | Colombia | 1.84% | 2017 | |
| 35 | Oman | 1.81% | 2017 | |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 1.81% | 2017 | |
| 37 | Mauritania | 1.76% | 2017 | |
| 38 | Namibia | 1.74% | 2017 | |
| 39 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.67% | 2017 | |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 1.63% | 2017 | |
| 41 | Turkmenistan | 1.62% | 2017 | |
| 42 | Turkey | 1.6% | 2017 | |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 1.49% | 2017 | |
| 44 | El Salvador | 1.49% | 2017 | |
| 45 | Cuba | 1.49% | 2017 | |
| 46 | Ukraine | 1.45% | 2017 | |
| 47 | Romania | 1.38% | 2017 | |
| 48 | Mongolia | 1.37% | 2017 | |
| 49 | Bolivia | 1.37% | 2017 | |
| 50 | Italy | 1.35% | 2017 | |
| 51 | Chile | 1.33% | 2017 | |
| 52 | Panama | 1.31% | 2017 | |
| 53 | Pakistan | 1.3% | 2017 | |
| 54 | Georgia | 1.28% | 2017 | |
| 55 | Uruguay | 1.26% | 2017 | |
| 56 | Tunisia | 1.18% | 2017 | |
| 57 | Thailand | 1.17% | 2017 | |
| 58 | Belize | 1.16% | 2017 | |
| 59 | Swaziland | 1.12% | 1999 | |
| 60 | Fiji | 1.11% | 2017 | |
| 61 | Sudan | 1.09% | 2017 | |
| 62 | Qatar | 1.08% | 2017 | |
| 63 | Kuwait | 1.05% | 2017 | |
| 64 | Poland | 1.03% | 2017 | |
| 65 | Gabon | 1.02% | 2017 | |
| 66 | France | 1.01% | 2017 | |
| 67 | Serbia | 1% | 2017 | |
| 68 | Portugal | 0.99% | 2017 | |
| 69 | Croatia | 0.99% | 2017 | |
| 70 | Guyana | 0.95% | 2017 | |
| 71 | Angola | 0.95% | 2017 | |
| 72 | Vietnam | 0.93% | 2017 | |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 0.93% | 2017 | |
| 74 | Finland | 0.92% | 2017 | |
| 75 | Suriname | 0.92% | 2017 | |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 0.92% | 2017 | |
| 77 | Malta | 0.91% | 2017 | |
| 78 | Peru | 0.9% | 2017 | |
| 79 | Malaysia | 0.9% | 2017 | |
| 80 | Estonia | 0.86% | 2017 | |
| 81 | Spain | 0.85% | 2017 | |
| 82 | Hungary | 0.85% | 2017 | |
| 83 | Norway | 0.83% | 2017 | |
| 84 | United States | 0.83% | 2017 | |
| 85 | Botswana | 0.83% | 2017 | |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.81% | 2017 | |
| 87 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.81% | 2017 | |
| 88 | Paraguay | 0.79% | 2017 | |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 0.77% | 2017 | |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 0.73% | 2017 | |
| 91 | East Timor | 0.73% | 2017 | |
| 92 | Nepal | 0.71% | 2017 | |
| 93 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2017 | |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 0.69% | 2017 | |
| 95 | Slovenia | 0.68% | 2017 | |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 0.68% | 2017 | |
| 97 | Albania | 0.67% | 2017 | |
| 98 | Burundi | 0.66% | 2017 | |
| 99 | Barbados | 0.65% | 2017 | |
| 100 | Belgium | 0.64% | 2017 | |
| 101 | Guatemala | 0.63% | 2017 | |
| 102 | Yemen | 0.62% | 2017 | |
| 103 | Chad | 0.62% | 2017 | |
| 104 | India | 0.6% | 2017 | |
| 105 | Mexico | 0.6% | 2017 | |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6% | 2017 | |
| 107 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2017 | |
| 108 | Republic of the Congo | 0.59% | 2017 | |
| 109 | Rwanda | 0.58% | 2017 | |
| 110 | Slovakia | 0.58% | 2017 | |
| 111 | Sweden | 0.56% | 2017 | |
| 112 | Moldova | 0.55% | 2017 | |
| 113 | Somalia | 0.55% | 2017 | |
| 114 | Honduras | 0.55% | 2017 | |
| 115 | Indonesia | 0.52% | 2017 | |
| 116 | Argentina | 0.52% | 2017 | |
| 117 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.51% | 2017 | |
| 118 | Denmark | 0.5% | 2017 | |
| 119 | Mauritius | 0.5% | 2017 | |
| 120 | Ecuador | 0.49% | 2017 | |
| 121 | Democratic Republic Of Congo | 0.48% | 2017 | |
| 122 | Senegal | 0.47% | 2017 | |
| 123 | Austria | 0.46% | 2017 | |
| 124 | Netherlands | 0.45% | 2017 | |
| 125 | Australia | 0.45% | 2017 | |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 0.45% | 2017 | |
| 127 | The Bahamas | 0.44% | 2017 | |
| 128 | United Kingdom | 0.44% | 2017 | |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0.43% | 2017 | |
| 130 | Switzerland | 0.43% | 2017 | |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 0.42% | 2017 | |
| 132 | Czech Republic | 0.42% | 2017 | |
| 133 | Germany | 0.41% | 2017 | |
| 134 | Nicaragua | 0.4% | 2017 | |
| 135 | Japan | 0.39% | 2017 | |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 0.39% | 2017 | |
| 137 | Republic of Ireland | 0.39% | 2017 | |
| 138 | Nigeria | 0.36% | 2017 | |
| 139 | Canada | 0.36% | 2017 | |
| 140 | Philippines | 0.36% | 2017 | |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 0.36% | 2017 | |
| 142 | South Africa | 0.36% | 2017 | |
| 143 | China | 0.34% | 2017 | |
| 144 | Ivory Coast | 0.33% | 2017 | |
| 145 | New Zealand | 0.33% | 2017 | |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 0.33% | 2017 | |
| 147 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2017 | |
| 148 | Guinea | 0.29% | 2017 | |
| 149 | Togo | 0.29% | 2017 | |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 0.27% | 2017 | |
| 151 | Jamaica | 0.26% | 2017 | |
| 152 | Benin | 0.26% | 2017 | |
| 153 | Mali | 0.26% | 2017 | |
| 154 | Zambia | 0.23% | 2017 | |
| 155 | Cameroon | 0.22% | 2017 | |
| 156 | Lesotho | 0.22% | 2017 | |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2% | 2017 | |
| 158 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2017 | |
| 159 | Madagascar | 0.17% | 2017 | |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 0.16% | 2017 | |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 0.16% | 2017 | |
| 162 | Kenya | 0.15% | 2017 | |
| 163 | Gambia | 0.14% | 2017 | |
| 164 | Ghana | 0.13% | 2017 | |
| 165 | Liberia | 0.13% | 2017 | |
| 166 | Niger | 0.12% | 2017 | |
| 167 | Tanzania | 0.11% | 2017 | |
| 168 | Mozambique | 0.09% | 2017 | |
| 169 | Iceland | 0% | 2017 | |
| 170 | Haiti | 0% | 2017 | |
| 171 | Libya | 0% | 2014 |