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

Guinea-Bissau
0.1899
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.1805
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
112th
Zimbabwe rank
114th

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Zimbabwe
00.511.5196519932022

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.1899 against 0.1805 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0094.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 114th 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 Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7877 0.3201 0.4676 Guinea-Bissau
1980s 1.13 0.6841 0.4503 Guinea-Bissau
1990s 0.8418 0.3923 0.4495 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.6144 0.2442 0.3701 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.2405 0.1973 0.0432 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.1943 0.1836 0.0107 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 Zimbabwe?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.1899 against 0.1805 in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
0.0094, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe?
49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 114th 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