Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.0402 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Madagascar
0.0378 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
141st
Madagascar rank
143rd

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Madagascar
0.010.020.030.040.05198520022020

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0402 units per square kilometre against 0.0378 units per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0024 units per square kilometre.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Madagascar ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 141st and Madagascar ranks 143rd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0219 units per square kilometre 0.0362 units per square kilometre 0.0143 units per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 0.0359 units per square kilometre 0.0426 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.0448 units per square kilometre 0.0386 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2010s 0.0414 units per square kilometre 0.0372 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0402 units per square kilometre 0.0378 units per square kilometre 0.0024 units per square kilometre Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
Burkina Faso, at 0.0402 units per square kilometre against 0.0378 units per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
0.0024 units per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 141st and Madagascar ranks 143rd of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.