Benin vs Burkina Faso
Benin vs Burkina Faso: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 12,000 people in Benin and 11,000 people in Burkina Faso, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Benin, by 1,000 people, or 1.09 times that in Burkina Faso.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Benin | Burkina Faso | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12,000 | 11,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 12,000 | 11,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 12,250 | 11,200 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 12,000 | 11,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 9,750 | 11,450 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 9,750 | 11,450 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 9,450 | 11,450 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 9,450 | 11,450 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 9,450 | 11,450 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 9,450 | 11,450 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 7,250 | 11,450 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 7,250 | 11,450 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 8,000 | 11,250 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 8,000 | 11,250 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | – | – | 27 million |
| 2005 | 8,000 | 11,250 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 6,000 | 10,250 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 7,100 | 15,000 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 7,100 | 14,400 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 7,300 | 14,200 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 7,300 | 11,300 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 7,300 | 10,300 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 7,300 | 10,250 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 7,300 | 10,000 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 7,300 | 10,300 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 7,300 | 10,300 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 8,000 | 9,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 8,000 | 9,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 7,000 | 9,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | 6,000 | 10,000 | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | 5,000 | 8,000 | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | 4,500 | 4,000 | 22.2 million |
| 1984 | 6,000 | 9,000 | – |
| 1983 | 6,000 | 9,000 | – |
| 1982 | 6,000 | 9,000 | – |
| 1981 | 6,000 | 8,000 | – |
| 1980 | 4,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1979 | 4,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1978 | 4,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1977 | 2,000 | 6,000 | – |
| 1976 | 3,000 | 10,000 | – |
| 1975 | 3,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1974 | 3,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1973 | 3,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1972 | 2,000 | 5,000 | – |
| 1971 | 2,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1970 | 2,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1969 | 2,000 | 4,000 | – |
| 1968 | 3,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1967 | 3,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1966 | 2,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1965 | 2,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1964 | 2,000 | 3,000 | – |
| 1963 | 2,000 | 2,000 | – |
| 1962 | 1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Before 1985: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 170 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
Benin vs Burkina Faso
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Burkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Burkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Burkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Burkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Burkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Burkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Burkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Burkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Burkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Burkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Burkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Burkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Burkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Burkina Faso: $844M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Burkina Faso: $37 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Burkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Burkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Burkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Burkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025