This map layer compares the number of military personnel (soldiers, paramilitaries and reservists) to that of practicing medics for 2017 of a country. The number of military personnel per one doctor is shown (most current year), classified in five categories.
Military personnel is made up of the total of all active members of the regular armed forces as well as paramilitary units of a state. Reservists are inactive, former soldiers who can be activated for military and civilian deployments when needed. These numbers were summed up to represent the total number of possible military personnel. By calculating the ratio of military personnel per one doctor, it is possible to compare the use of resources by the social sector and the military sector.
