Guinea vs Nigeria: Military personnel, per capita

Guinea
0.0007 people per person
in 2022
Nigeria
0.0006 people per person
in 2022
Guinea rank
155th
Nigeria rank
156th

Military personnel, per capita over time

  • Guinea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.0007 people per person against 0.0006 people per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 people per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 people per person 0.0007 people per person 0.0012 people per person Guinea
1970s 0.0029 people per person 0.0042 people per person 0.0014 people per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0045 people per person 0.0016 people per person 0.0028 people per person Guinea
1990s 0.0018 people per person 0.0007 people per person 0.0011 people per person Guinea
2000s 0.0012 people per person 0.0006 people per person 0.0006 people per person Guinea
2010s 0.0009 people per person 0.0005 people per person 0.0004 people per person Guinea
2020s 0.0007 people per person 0.0007 people per person 0.0001 people per person Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per capita, Guinea or Nigeria?
Guinea, at 0.0007 people per person against 0.0006 people per person in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per capita between Guinea and Nigeria?
0.0001 people per person, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for military personnel, per capita?
Guinea ranks 155th and Nigeria ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,155 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.