Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population

Equatorial Guinea
0.1%
in 2020
Kenya
0.0%
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea rank
159th
Kenya rank
162nd

Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Kenya
00.20.40.6198520022020

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and Kenya ranks 162nd of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Unit
%
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.