Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: Military personnel as a share of total population

Equatorial Guinea
0.0554
in 2022
Madagascar
0.046
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
158th
Madagascar rank
161st

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.0554 against 0.046 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0094.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Madagascar ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Madagascar ranks 161st of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1748 0.1359 0.0389 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 1.17 0.1658 1.01 Equatorial Guinea
1980s 0.7111 0.2486 0.4625 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.255 0.1494 0.1056 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.1865 0.2013 0.0148 Madagascar
2010s 0.0953 0.0581 0.0372 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.0569 0.0472 0.0097 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.0554 against 0.046 in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
0.0094, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
53 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Madagascar ranks 161st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed