Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Armed forces personnel percent

Burkina Faso
0.0512
in 2020
Madagascar
0.076
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
160th
Madagascar rank
158th

Armed forces personnel percent over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Madagascar
0.050.10.150.2198520022020

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.076 against 0.0512 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0248.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Madagascar ranks 158th of 173 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0698 0.1908 0.121 Madagascar
1990s 0.0957 0.1772 0.0816 Madagascar
2000s 0.0909 0.1204 0.0295 Madagascar
2010s 0.0616 0.0867 0.025 Madagascar
2020s 0.0512 0.076 0.0248 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel percent, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.076 against 0.0512 in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel percent between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
0.0248, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for armed forces personnel percent?
Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Madagascar ranks 158th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed