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Malawi vs Somalia: Armed forces personnel

Malawi
15,000
in 2020
Somalia
14,000
in 2020
Malawi rank
117th
Somalia rank
120th

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Malawi
  • Somalia
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k198520022020

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 15,000 against 14,000 in Somalia, a difference of 1,000.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.

Malawi ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 120th of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed 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.