Kenya vs Malawi: Military personnel, per capita

Kenya
0.0004 people per person
in 2022
Malawi
0.0005 people per person
in 2022
Kenya rank
161st
Malawi rank
158th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Kenya
  • Malawi
00.0010.0010.002196319922022

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0005 people per person against 0.0004 people per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 158th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0014 people per person 0.0008 people per person 0.0005 people per person Kenya
1970s 0.0007 people per person 0.0008 people per person 0.0001 people per person Malawi
1980s 0.001 people per person 0.0008 people per person 0.0002 people per person Kenya
1990s 0.0009 people per person 0.0008 people per person 0.0001 people per person Kenya
2000s 0.0007 people per person 0.0004 people per person 0.0003 people per person Kenya
2010s 0.0005 people per person 0.0004 people per person 0.0002 people per person Kenya
2020s 0.0005 people per person 0.0005 people per person 0.0001 people per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Kenya or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0005 people per person against 0.0004 people per person in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Kenya and Malawi?
0.0001 people per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Kenya ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 158th 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.