Angola vs Burkina Faso

Angola vs Burkina Faso: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.87% of the labour force in Angola and 0.12% of the labour force in Burkina Faso, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Angola, by 0.75 percentage points, or 7.13 times that in Burkina Faso.

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Angola vs Burkina Faso: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.87% of the labour force in Angola and 0.12% of the labour force in Burkina Faso, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Angola, by 0.75 percentage points, or 7.13 times that in Burkina Faso.
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Latest figures

% of the labour force · IISS

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Angola0.87 20201.1980 of 168
Burkina Faso0.12 20200.16159 of 168
World0.79 20200.89

What the numbers say

  • Angola has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2020, Angola ranked 80 and Burkina Faso ranked 159 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.

Every year

% of the labour force · IISS

YearAngolaBurkina FasoWorld
20200.870.120.79
20190.880.120.79
20180.910.130.8
20170.930.130.8
20160.970.140.81
201510.140.82
20141.030.150.82
20131.060.150.83
20121.10.150.87
20111.140.160.88
20101.190.160.89
20091.230.170.89
20081.280.170.89
20071.330.170.89
20061.3–0.95
20051.440.180.96
20041.50.170.94
20031.720.260.98
20021.510.261
20012.060.261.01
20001.730.221.07
19991.940.21.09
19982.030.211.13
19972.040.211.15
19961.790.221.18
19952.130.231.2
19942.160.20.94
19932.370.210.98
19922.450.211.03
19912.950.241.03
19902.340.251.11

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
  • Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time