Military personnel as a share of total population in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Military personnel as a share of total population was 0.0554 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel as a share of total population in Equatorial Guinea, 1968–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel as a share of total population in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0554, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel as a share of total population in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.31 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1968.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel as a share of total population in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0.3497 | — |
| 1970 | 0.3436 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3534 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.7407 | +109.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7905 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 2.1 | +165.8% |
| 1975 | 2.22 | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 2.31 | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9569 | -58.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9662 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9569 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9217 | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.8658 | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7968 | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7326 | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 1.02 | +39.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9615 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6173 | -35.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6006 | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3003 | -50.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2941 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2874 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2809 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.271 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2639 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2571 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.25 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2439 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2381 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.232 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2262 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2208 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2208 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.363 | +64.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1757 | -51.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1706 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1656 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1608 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1562 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.152 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1477 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1437 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1397 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1359 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0923 | -32.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0886 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0851 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0819 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.064 | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0619 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0599 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0583 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0569 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0554 | -2.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0554 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2891, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0554 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1245, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel as a share of total population in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +165.8% | 0.7905 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | +109.6% | 0.3534 | 0.7407 |
| 2002 | +64.4% | 0.2208 | 0.363 |
| 1977 | -58.7% | 2.31 | 0.9569 |
| 2003 | -51.6% | 0.363 | 0.1757 |
| 1988 | -50.0% | 0.6006 | 0.3003 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1748 | 0 | 0.3497 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.17 | 0.3436 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7111 | 0.2941 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.255 | 0.2262 | 0.2874 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1933 | 0.1477 | 0.363 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0953 | 0.0599 | 0.1437 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0569 | 0.0554 | 0.0583 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3065 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel as a share of total population in Equatorial Guinea?
- Military personnel as a share of total population in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0554 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 in 1976.
- What is the lowest military personnel as a share of total population recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1968.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for military personnel as a share of total population?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel as a share of total population rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military personnel as a share of total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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