Guinea vs Senegal: Military personnel as a share of total population

Guinea
0.0711
in 2022
Senegal
0.0793
in 2022
Guinea rank
156th
Senegal rank
153rd

Military personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Guinea
  • Senegal
00.20.40.6195819902022

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.0793 against 0.0711 in Guinea, a difference of 0.0082.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 156th and Senegal ranks 153rd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.205 0.1527 0.0524 Guinea
1970s 0.3185 0.1747 0.1437 Guinea
1980s 0.5254 0.2473 0.2781 Guinea
1990s 0.1941 0.1895 0.0046 Guinea
2000s 0.1151 0.1132 0.0018 Guinea
2010s 0.0894 0.0959 0.0065 Senegal
2020s 0.073 0.0813 0.0084 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel as a share of total population, Guinea or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.0793 against 0.0711 in Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Guinea and Senegal?
0.0082, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Guinea and Senegal rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
Guinea ranks 156th and Senegal ranks 153rd 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