Armed forces personnel percent in Madagascar
Madagascar: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.076 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Madagascar, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Madagascar is 0.076, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Madagascar peaked at 0.2028 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.076, in 2020.
That places Madagascar 158th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2022 | — |
| 1989 | 0.1794 | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1742 | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1691 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1641 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1591 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1543 | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2028 | +31.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1964 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1901 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.184 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1781 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1726 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1268 | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1231 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1195 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1129 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1148 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1083 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1051 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1002 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0974 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0946 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0921 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0896 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0872 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.085 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0828 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0821 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0782 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.078 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.076 | -2.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.076 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.159, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.076 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +31.5% | 0.1543 | 0.2028 |
| 2001 | -26.5% | 0.1726 | 0.1268 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1908 | 0.1794 | 0.2022 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1772 | 0.1543 | 0.2028 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1204 | 0.1002 | 0.1726 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0867 | 0.078 | 0.0974 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.076 | 0.076 | 0.076 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Madagascar?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Madagascar was 0.076 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2028 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.076 in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Madagascar ranks 158th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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