Malawi vs Nigeria: Military personnel, per capita

Malawi
0.0005 people per person
in 2022
Nigeria
0.0006 people per person
in 2022
Malawi rank
158th
Nigeria rank
156th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0006 people per person against 0.0005 people per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 people per person 0.001 people per person 0.0002 people per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0008 people per person 0.0042 people per person 0.0035 people per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0008 people per person 0.0016 people per person 0.0008 people per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0008 people per person 0.0007 people per person 0.0001 people per person Malawi
2000s 0.0004 people per person 0.0006 people per person 0.0002 people per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0004 people per person 0.0005 people per person 0.0001 people per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0005 people per person 0.0007 people per person 0.0001 people per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0006 people per person against 0.0005 people per person in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.0001 people per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Malawi ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 156th 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.