Burkina Faso vs Sudan

Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Armed forces, share of workers

Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.12% of the labour force in Burkina Faso and 1.34% of the labour force in Sudan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sudan, by 1.22 percentage points, or 11 times that in Burkina Faso.

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Change since 1990, percentage points · IISS

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Burkina Faso vs Sudan: Armed forces, share of workersArmed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.12% of the labour force in Burkina Faso and 1.34% of the labour force in Sudan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Sudan, by 1.22 percentage points, or 11 times that in Burkina Faso.
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Latest figures

% of the labour force · IISS

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2020
Burkina Faso0.12 20200.16159 of 168
Sudan1.34 20201.3347 of 168
World0.79 20200.89

What the numbers say

  • Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2020, Burkina Faso ranked 159 and Sudan ranked 47 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

YearBurkina FasoSudanWorld
20200.121.340.79
20190.121.160.79
20180.131.170.8
20170.131.190.8
20160.141.220.81
20150.142.620.82
20140.152.660.82
20130.152.690.83
20120.152.70.87
20110.162.710.88
20100.161.330.89
20090.171.360.89
20080.171.420.89
20070.171.450.89
2006––0.95
20050.181.460.96
20040.171.460.94
20030.261.410.98
20020.261.551
20010.261.591.01
20000.221.561.07
19990.21.461.09
19980.211.51.13
19970.211.321.15
19960.221.481.18
19950.231.961.2
19940.21.240.94
19930.211.280.98
19920.211.321.03
19910.241.071.03
19900.251.091.11

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.

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