Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Military > Personnel > Per capita
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DEFINITION:
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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 45.9 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Djibouti | 16.39 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Burundi | 10.87 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Angola | 7.4 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Namibia | 7.38 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.3 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
| 7 | Somalia | 7.13 per 1,000 people | 2000 | ||
| 8 | Mauritania | 6.84 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Botswana | 6.23 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Rwanda | 5.86 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.67 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Seychelles | 5.33 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Gabon | 5.06 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Liberia | 4.57 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 3.92 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Chad | 3.59 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Sudan | 3.4 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Swaziland | 2.94 per 1,000 people | 1999 | ||
| 19 | Ethiopia | 2.57 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 2.35 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.99 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Cape Verde | 1.97 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Uganda | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Senegal | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Mauritius | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Togo | 1.59 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Guinea | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Cameroon | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Zambia | 1.37 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 1.19 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Madagascar | 1.18 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Nigeria | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.13 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Lesotho | 1.11 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.05 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 36 | Benin | 0.948 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Mali | 0.888 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 0.85 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Kenya | 0.847 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Central African Republic | 0.743 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Tanzania | 0.728 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 42 | Niger | 0.716 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Mozambique | 0.556 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Malawi | 0.543 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 45 | The Gambia | 0.527 per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Ghana | 0.317 per 1,000 people | 2005 |
