Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia: Armed forces personnel percent

Equatorial Guinea
0.0583
in 2020
Zambia
0.0839
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea rank
159th
Zambia rank
156th

Armed forces personnel percent over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Zambia
00.20.40.6198520022020

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0839 against 0.0583 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0256.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 156th of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3948 0.2315 0.1633 Equatorial Guinea
1990s 0.2282 0.2224 0.0058 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.156 0.1662 0.0102 Zambia
2010s 0.0912 0.102 0.0108 Zambia
2020s 0.0583 0.0839 0.0257 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel percent, Equatorial Guinea or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0839 against 0.0583 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel percent between Equatorial Guinea and Zambia?
0.0256, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zambia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Zambia rank globally for armed forces personnel percent?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and Zambia ranks 156th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel percent
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 5,352 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed