Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Burkina Faso
0.0005 units per person
in 2020
Malawi
0.0008 units per person
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
160th
Malawi rank
157th
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0008 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Malawi ranks 157th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0 units per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0008 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 0.0003 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th and Malawi ranks 157th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.