Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Military personnel as a share of total population
Equatorial Guinea
0.0554
in 2022
Nigeria
0.0641
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
158th
Nigeria rank
157th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0641 against 0.0554 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0087.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Nigeria ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1748 | 0.1834 | 0.0086 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.17 | 0.4294 | 0.7452 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.7111 | 0.1563 | 0.5548 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.255 | 0.076 | 0.179 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1933 | 0.0584 | 0.1349 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0953 | 0.0506 | 0.0447 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0569 | 0.0654 | 0.0086 | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.0641 against 0.0554 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
- 0.0087, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 157th 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.