Barbados vs Guyana: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Barbados
0.4%
in 2020
Guyana
0.4%
in 2020
Barbados rank
86th
Guyana rank
83rd
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Barbados
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guyana ahead.
Barbados ranks 86th and Guyana ranks 83rd of 173 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Barbados or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Barbados and Guyana?
- 0.0%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guyana?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Guyana rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Barbados ranks 86th and Guyana ranks 83rd of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Armed forces 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
Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if their training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.