Benin vs Mozambique

Benin vs Mozambique: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.21% of the labour force in Benin and 0.08% of the labour force in Mozambique, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.13 percentage points, or 2.57 times that in Mozambique.

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Change since 1990, percentage points · IISS

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Benin vs Mozambique: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.21% of the labour force in Benin and 0.08% of the labour force in Mozambique, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.13 percentage points, or 2.57 times that in Mozambique.
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Latest figures

% of the labour force · IISS

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Benin0.21 20200.18153 of 168
Mozambique0.08 20200.11164 of 168
World0.79 20200.89

What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Mozambique.
  • In 2020, Benin ranked 153 and Mozambique ranked 164 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

YearBeninMozambiqueWorld
20200.210.080.79
20190.220.090.79
20180.230.090.8
20170.240.090.8
20160.20.10.81
20150.210.10.82
20140.210.10.82
20130.220.10.83
20120.220.10.87
20110.230.110.88
20100.180.110.89
20090.190.110.89
20080.220.110.89
20070.220.110.89
2006–0.110.95
20050.240.120.96
20040.190.120.94
20030.230.090.98
20020.230.121
20010.250.131.01
20000.260.071.07
19990.270.071.09
19980.280.081.13
19970.280.081.15
19960.290.141.18
19950.30.161.2
19940.330.160.94
19930.350.780.98
19920.320.81.03
19910.331.071.03
19900.291.091.11

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.

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