Guinea vs Uganda: Armed forces personnel as a share of total population
Guinea
0.1%
in 2020
Uganda
0.1%
in 2020
Guinea rank
151st
Uganda rank
150th
Armed forces personnel as a share of total population over time
- Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 151st and Uganda ranks 150th of 173 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher armed forces personnel as a share of total population, Guinea or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in armed forces personnel as a share of total population between Guinea and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Guinea and Uganda rank globally for armed forces personnel as a share of total population?
- Guinea ranks 151st and Uganda ranks 150th 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.