Burundi vs Rwanda: Armed forces personnel, total
Burundi
31,000
in 2020
Rwanda
35,000
in 2020
Burundi rank
87th
Rwanda rank
84th
Armed forces personnel, total over time
- Burundi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 35,000 against 31,000 in Burundi, a difference of 4,000.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Rwanda ahead.
Globally, Burundi ranks 87th and Rwanda ranks 84th 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.