Madagascar vs Rwanda
Madagascar vs Rwanda: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.15% of the labour force in Madagascar and 0.7% of the labour force in Rwanda, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 0.55 percentage points, or 4.66 times that in Madagascar.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Rwanda has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2020, Madagascar ranked 156 and Rwanda ranked 94 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 | Madagascar | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.15 | 0.7 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.15 | 0.78 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.15 | 0.78 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.16 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.17 | 0.82 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.17 | 0.84 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.18 | 0.87 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.18 | 0.89 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.19 | 0.91 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.19 | 0.94 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.2 | 0.97 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.21 | 0.99 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.22 | 1.02 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.23 | 1.05 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.24 | 1.68 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.24 | 1.73 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.25 | 2.06 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.26 | 2.78 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.27 | 2.82 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.37 | 2.78 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.38 | 2.03 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.39 | 2.09 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.4 | 2.55 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.42 | 1.93 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.43 | 2.73 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.33 | 1.4 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.34 | 1.16 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.35 | 1.21 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.36 | 1.24 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.37 | 0.25 | 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
Madagascar vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMadagascar: 32.9% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023