Botswana vs Guyana: Military personnel as a share of total population
Botswana
0.4%
in 2022
Guyana
0.4%
in 2022
Botswana rank
62nd
Guyana rank
63rd
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Botswana
- Guyana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Guyana, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Guyana ahead.
Botswana ranks 62nd and Guyana ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Guyana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Guyana |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Botswana or Guyana?
- Botswana, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Guyana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Botswana and Guyana?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guyana?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Guyana rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Botswana ranks 62nd and Guyana ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.