Benin vs Burundi
Benin vs Burundi: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.21% of the labour force in Benin and 0.59% of the labour force in Burundi, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Burundi, by 0.38 percentage points, or 2.75 times that in Benin.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Burundi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Benin ranked 153 and Burundi ranked 101 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
| Year | Benin | Burundi | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.21 | 0.59 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.22 | 0.99 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.23 | 1.03 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.24 | 0.65 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 1.09 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.21 | 0.88 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.21 | 1.12 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.22 | 1.15 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.22 | 1.19 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.23 | 1.22 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.18 | 1.27 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.19 | 1.33 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.22 | 1.41 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.22 | 1.47 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.24 | 2.54 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.19 | 2.59 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.23 | 1.86 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.23 | 1.75 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.25 | 1.8 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.26 | 1.64 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.27 | 1.68 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.28 | 1.65 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.28 | 0.85 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.29 | 0.84 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.3 | 0.54 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.33 | 0.7 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.35 | 0.53 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.33 | 0.46 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 1.11 |
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
Benin vs Burundi
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Burundi: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Burundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Burundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Burundi: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Burundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Burundi: 13.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Burundi: 2.71% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Burundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Burundi: 25.7% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Burundi: 15.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Burundi: 2.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Burundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Burundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Burundi: $169M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Burundi: $16 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Burundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Burundi: 31,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Burundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Burundi: 2 million TIV in 2019