Madagascar vs Malawi: Military personnel as a share of total population
Madagascar
0.0%
in 2022
Malawi
0.1%
in 2022
Madagascar rank
161st
Malawi rank
159th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 159th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Madagascar or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Madagascar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Madagascar ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 159th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.