Madagascar vs Somalia: Military personnel

Madagascar

14,000 people

in 2022

Somalia

14,000 people

in 2022

Madagascar rank

111th

Somalia rank

111th

Military personnel over time

Madagascar
Somalia

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 14,000 people against 14,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 111th and Somalia ranks 111th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Military personnel in Madagascar
Military personnel in Somalia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Military personnel
Unit: people
Source: Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Troops under the command of the national government, intended for use against foreign adversaries, and held ready for combat as of January 1 of the given year.