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

Guinea-Bissau
0.2%
in 2022
Netherlands
0.2%
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
112th
Netherlands rank
113th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Netherlands
0123181619192022

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 194 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 1.1% 0.7% 0.4% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% 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, Guinea-Bissau or Netherlands?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands?
0.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands?
49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Netherlands rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th and Netherlands ranks 113th 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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Indicator
Military personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
Correlates of War - National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 15,765 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

Ratio of military personnel to total population, expressed as a percentage.