Burundi vs Madagascar
Burundi vs Madagascar: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.59% of the labour force in Burundi and 0.15% of the labour force in Madagascar, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Burundi, by 0.44 percentage points, or 3.91 times that in Madagascar.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Burundi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Burundi ranked 101 and Madagascar ranked 156 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 | Burundi | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.59 | 0.15 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.99 | 0.15 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.03 | 0.15 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.65 | 0.16 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.09 | 0.17 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.88 | 0.17 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.12 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.15 | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.19 | 0.19 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.22 | 0.19 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.27 | 0.2 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.33 | 0.21 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.41 | 0.22 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.47 | 0.23 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 2.54 | 0.24 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 2.59 | 0.24 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.86 | 0.25 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 1.75 | 0.26 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 0.27 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 1.64 | 0.37 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.68 | 0.38 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 1.65 | 0.39 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.85 | 0.4 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.84 | 0.42 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.54 | 0.43 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.7 | 0.33 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.53 | 0.34 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.49 | 0.35 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 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
Burundi vs Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyBurundi: 63.7 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurundi: 4.7 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurundi: 35.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurundi: 3.72% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurundi: 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurundi: 13.7 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurundi: 2.71% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurundi: 4.88 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurundi: 25.7% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageBurundi: 15.9 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurundi: 2.5% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurundi: 0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurundi: 3.24% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurundi: $169M in 2025Madagascar: $111M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurundi: $16 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurundi: 14.9% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurundi: 31,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurundi: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsBurundi: 2 million TIV in 2019Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025