High income OECD countries Compared by Military > Armed forces growth
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DEFINITION:
Growth in the number of armed forces personnel from 1985 (index = 100) to 2000. 100 means no growth, 50 means it halved and 200 means it doubled.
CONTENTS
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# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 38% | 2000 | |
| 2 | IsraelIsrael | 21% | 2000 | |
| =3 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 14% | 2000 | |
| =3 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 14% | 2000 | |
| 5 | JapanJapan | -3% | 2000 | |
| 6 | FinlandFinland | -13% | 2000 | |
| 7 | ChileChile | -14% | 2000 | |
| 8 | IrelandIreland | -16% | 2000 | |
| 9 | SwedenSweden | -20% | 2000 | |
| 10 | GreeceGreece | -21% | 2000 | |
| =11 | DenmarkDenmark | -26% | 2000 | |
| =11 | New ZealandNew Zealand | -26% | 2000 | |
| =11 | AustriaAustria | -26% | 2000 | |
| =14 | NorwayNorway | -28% | 2000 | |
| =14 | AustraliaAustralia | -28% | 2000 | |
| 16 | CanadaCanada | -29% | 2000 | |
| 17 | PolandPoland | -32% | 2000 | |
| 18 | ItalyItaly | -35% | 2000 | |
| 19 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | -36% | 2000 | |
| =20 | FranceFrance | -37% | 2000 | |
| =20 | United StatesUnited States | -37% | 2000 | |
| 22 | PortugalPortugal | -39% | 2000 | |
| 23 | NetherlandsNetherlands | -51% | 2000 | |
| 24 | GermanyGermany | -54% | 2000 | |
| 25 | BelgiumBelgium | -57% | 2000 | |
| 26 | SpainSpain | -67% | 2000 | |
| 27 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | -72% | 2000 |
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Interesting observations about Military > Armed forces growth
- Sri Lanka ranked first for armed forces growth amongst Hot countries in 2000.
- Rwanda ranked first for armed forces growth amongst Christian countries in 2000.
- Bahrain ranked first for armed forces growth amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
- Switzerland ranked first for armed forces growth amongst High income OECD countries in 2000.
- Colombia ranked first for armed forces growth amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
- United States ranked third last for armed forces growth amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
- Cambodia ranked first for armed forces growth amongst Former French colonies in 2000.
- Malta ranked first for armed forces growth amongst European Union in 2000.
- Saudi Arabia ranked first for armed forces growth amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2000.
- Lebanon ranked second for armed forces growth amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2000.
- Turkey ranked first for armed forces growth amongst Non-religious countries in 2000.
