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

Equatorial Guinea
0.0554
in 2022
Malawi
0.0535
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
158th
Malawi rank
159th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Malawi
00.511.522.5196419932022

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.0554 against 0.0535 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0019.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Malawi ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Malawi ranks 159th of 194 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1748 0.105 0.0698 Equatorial Guinea
1970s 1.17 0.0798 1.09 Equatorial Guinea
1980s 0.7111 0.0887 0.6225 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.255 0.0889 0.1662 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.1933 0.0397 0.1536 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.0953 0.0358 0.0595 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.0569 0.0549 0.002 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 Malawi?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.0554 against 0.0535 in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Equatorial Guinea and Malawi?
0.0019, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Malawi rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Malawi ranks 159th 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