Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.12% of the labour force in Burkina Faso and 0.47% of the labour force in Somalia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Somalia, by 0.35 percentage points, or 3.87 times that in Burkina Faso.
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% of the labour force · IISS
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 0.12 2020 | 0.16 | 159 of 168 |
| Somalia | 0.47 2020 | 0.09 | 119 of 168 |
| World | 0.79 2020 | 0.89 |
What the numbers say
- Somalia has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Burkina Faso.
- In 2020, Burkina Faso ranked 159 and Somalia ranked 119 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 | Burkina Faso | Somalia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.12 | 0.69 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.13 | 0.71 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.13 | 0.75 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.14 | 0.77 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.14 | 0.8 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.15 | 0.71 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.15 | 0.48 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.15 | 0.9 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.17 | – | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.17 | – | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.18 | – | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.17 | – | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.26 | – | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.26 | – | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.26 | – | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.22 | 3.15 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.2 | 3.28 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.21 | 15.33 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.21 | 15.96 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.22 | 16.51 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.23 | 17.09 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.2 | – | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.21 | – | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.21 | – | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.24 | – | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.25 | 3.68 | 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.
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