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Ghana vs Madagascar: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Ghana
0.1%
in 2020
Madagascar
0.1%
in 2020
Ghana rank
161st
Madagascar rank
158th

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Ghana
  • Madagascar
0.050.10.150.2198520022020

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Ghana, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 161st and Madagascar ranks 158th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.