Lesotho vs Malawi: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Lesotho
0.0009 units per person
in 2020
Malawi
0.0008 units per person
in 2020
Lesotho rank
154th
Malawi rank
157th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
00.0010.0010.0010.001198520022020

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0009 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 157th of 173 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0012 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0004 units per person Lesotho
1990s 0.001 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0002 units per person Lesotho
2000s 0.001 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0005 units per person Lesotho
2010s 0.001 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0004 units per person Lesotho
2020s 0.0009 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0001 units per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Lesotho or Malawi?
Lesotho, at 0.0009 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Lesotho and Malawi?
0.0001 units per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
33 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Lesotho ranks 154th 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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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.