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

Madagascar
0.0008 units per person
in 2020
Malawi
0.0008 units per person
in 2020
Madagascar rank
158th
Malawi rank
157th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
0.0010.0010.0020.002198520022020

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0008 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 158th and Malawi ranks 157th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0019 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0012 units per person Madagascar
1990s 0.0018 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.001 units per person Madagascar
2000s 0.0012 units per person 0.0005 units per person 0.0007 units per person Madagascar
2010s 0.0009 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0003 units per person Madagascar
2020s 0.0008 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0 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, Madagascar or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0008 units per person against 0.0008 units per person in Madagascar as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Madagascar and Malawi?
0 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Madagascar ranks 158th 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.