Burundi vs Ethiopia

Burundi vs Ethiopia: Armed forces personnel

Armed forces personnel in 2020: 31,000 people in Burundi and 138,000 people in Ethiopia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 107,000 people, or 4.45 times that in Burundi.

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people · IISS

Burundi vs Ethiopia: Armed forces personnelArmed forces personnel in 2020: 31,000 people in Burundi and 138,000 people in Ethiopia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 107,000 people, or 4.45 times that in Burundi.
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What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
  • In 2020, Burundi ranked 87 and Ethiopia ranked 44 of 170 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.

Every year

people · IISS

YearBurundiEthiopiaWorld
202031,000138,00027.4 million
201951,000138,00027.7 million
201851,050138,00027.7 million
201731,000138,00027.4 million
201651,050138,00027.5 million
201541,000138,00027.4 million
201451,050138,00027.3 million
201351,050138,00027.2 million
201251,000138,00028.2 million
201151,050138,00028 million
201051,050138,00028.1 million
200951,050138,00027.9 million
200851,000138,00027.5 million
200751,000138,00027.3 million
2006––27 million
200582,000183,00028.5 million
200481,000182,00027.1 million
200356,000162,40028.2 million
200251,000252,50028.3 million
200151,000252,50028.2 million
200045,500352,50029.4 million
199945,500325,50029.6 million
199843,500120,00029.9 million
199722,000120,00029.9 million
199622,000120,00030.2 million
199514,600120,00030.2 million
199417,000120,00023.2 million
199313,000120,00023.7 million
199213,000120,00024.5 million
199112,000120,00022.7 million
199012,000250,00023.9 million
198911,000250,00024.3 million
19855,200217,00022.2 million
19848,000190,000–
19837,000240,000–
19827,000240,000–
19817,000240,000–
19807,000250,000–
19797,000250,000–
19787,000233,000–
19778,000225,000–
19767,00065,000–
19757,00050,000–
19745,00045,000–
19733,00050,000–
19723,00050,000–
19713,00045,000–
19703,00045,000–
19692,00045,000–
19682,00045,000–
19672,00045,000–
19662,00040,000–
19652,00060,000–
19642,00060,000–
19632,00055,000–
19621,00030,000–
1961–27,000–
1960–29,000–
1959–29,000–
1958–36,000–
1957–32,000–
1956–28,000–
1955–24,000–
1954–20,000–
1953–20,000–
1952–20,000–
1951–20,000–
1950–20,000–
1949–10,000–
1948–10,000–
1947–10,000–
1946–10,000–
1936–500,000–
1935–100,000–
1934–100,000–
1933–100,000–
1932–100,000–
1931–100,000–
1930–100,000–
1929–100,000–
1928–100,000–
1927–100,000–
1926–100,000–
1925–100,000–
1924–100,000–
1923–100,000–
1922–100,000–
1921–100,000–
1920–100,000–
1919–100,000–
1918–250,000–
1917–250,000–
1916–250,000–
1915–250,000–
1914–250,000–
1913–150,000–
1912–150,000–
1911–150,000–
1910–150,000–
1909–150,000–
1908–150,000–
1907–150,000–
1906–150,000–
1905–150,000–
1904–150,000–
1903–150,000–
1902–150,000–
1901–150,000–
1900–150,000–
1899–150,000–
1898–150,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, Correlates of War

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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.

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