Burkina Faso vs Niger: Armed forces personnel, total
Burkina Faso
11,000
in 2020
Niger
10,000
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
128th
Niger rank
131st
Armed forces personnel, total over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 11,000 against 10,000 in Niger, a difference of 1,000.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 128th and Niger ranks 131st of 173 countries.
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About this data
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.