Guinea vs Somalia: Military personnel as a share of total population
Guinea
0.0711
in 2022
Somalia
0.0786
in 2022
Guinea rank
156th
Somalia rank
154th
Military personnel as a share of total population over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0786 against 0.0711 in Guinea, a difference of 0.0075.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Guinea ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 154th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.205 | 0.3466 | 0.1416 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.3185 | 0.6075 | 0.289 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.5254 | 0.6424 | 0.117 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.2256 | 0.2284 | 0.0028 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.1136 | 0.1291 | 0.0155 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0894 | 0.0817 | 0.0076 | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.073 | 0.0933 | 0.0203 | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0786 against 0.0711 in Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel as a share of total population between Guinea and Somalia?
- 0.0075, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Guinea ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 154th 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.