Cape Verde vs Guinea-Bissau: Military personnel as a share of total population

Cape Verde
0.1923
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
0.1899
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
111th
Guinea-Bissau rank
112th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Guinea-Bissau
00.511.52197419982022

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.1923 against 0.1899 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0024.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 111th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9013 0.7782 0.123 Cape Verde
1980s 1.31 1.13 0.1776 Cape Verde
1990s 0.2639 0.8418 0.5779 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.2136 0.6144 0.4008 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.1951 0.2405 0.0454 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.1933 0.1943 0.001 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Cape Verde or Guinea-Bissau?
Cape Verde, at 0.1923 against 0.1899 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0024, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Cape Verde ranks 111th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed