Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea: Military personnel as a share of total population
Equatorial Guinea
0.1%
in 2022
Guinea
0.1%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
158th
Guinea rank
156th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Guinea ranks 156th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Guinea ranks 156th 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.