Malawi vs Somalia: Armed forces personnel percent
Malawi
0.0768
in 2020
Somalia
0.0841
in 2020
Malawi rank
157th
Somalia rank
155th
Armed forces personnel percent over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0841 against 0.0768 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0073.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.
Malawi ranks 157th and Somalia ranks 155th of 173 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0729 | 0.7987 | 0.7258 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.073 | 2.16 | 2.09 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.0449 | 0.2912 | 0.2463 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0573 | 0.1084 | 0.0511 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0768 | 0.0841 | 0.0073 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel percent, Malawi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0841 against 0.0768 in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel percent between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.0073, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for armed forces personnel percent?
- Malawi ranks 157th and Somalia ranks 155th 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.