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