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Benin vs Guinea: Armed forces personnel

Benin
12,000
in 2020
Guinea
13,000
in 2020
Benin rank
124th
Guinea rank
121st

Armed forces personnel over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k198520022020

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 13,000 against 12,000 in Benin, a difference of 1,000.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 124th and Guinea ranks 121st of 173 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Armed forces personnel
Source
The Military Balance - International Institute for Strategic Studies, via World Bank (2026) – processed 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.