Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Equatorial Guinea
0.1%
in 2020
Madagascar
0.1%
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea rank
159th
Madagascar rank
158th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and Madagascar ranks 158th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and Madagascar ranks 158th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.