Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Military personnel, per capita

Burkina Faso
0.0003 people per person
in 2022
Liberia
0.0004 people per person
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
166th
Liberia rank
164th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.0004 people per person against 0.0003 people per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 166th and Liberia ranks 164th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0004 people per person 0.0029 people per person 0.0025 people per person Liberia
1970s 0.0009 people per person 0.0035 people per person 0.0026 people per person Liberia
1980s 0.0011 people per person 0.0027 people per person 0.0017 people per person Liberia
1990s 0.001 people per person 0.002 people per person 0.001 people per person Liberia
2000s 0.0008 people per person 0.0035 people per person 0.0027 people per person Liberia
2010s 0.0006 people per person 0.0004 people per person 0.0002 people per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0004 people per person 0.0004 people per person 0.0001 people per person Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.0004 people per person against 0.0003 people per person in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
0.0001 people per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 166th and Liberia ranks 164th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.