Guinea-Bissau vs Tanzania: Military spending, per capita

Guinea-Bissau
13.92 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Tanzania
15.5 constant 2022 US$ per person
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
150th
Tanzania rank
148th

Military spending, per capita over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Tanzania
01020304050196119922023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 15.5 constant 2022 US$ per person against 13.92 constant 2022 US$ per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.58 constant 2022 US$ per person.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Tanzania ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 150th and Tanzania ranks 148th of 171 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 14.52 constant 2022 US$ per person 29.59 constant 2022 US$ per person 15.07 constant 2022 US$ per person Tanzania
1980s 16.49 constant 2022 US$ per person 15.16 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.32 constant 2022 US$ per person Guinea-Bissau
1990s 7.63 constant 2022 US$ per person 6.59 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.04 constant 2022 US$ per person Guinea-Bissau
2000s 10.17 constant 2022 US$ per person 6.28 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.89 constant 2022 US$ per person Guinea-Bissau
2010s 14.33 constant 2022 US$ per person 10.49 constant 2022 US$ per person 3.84 constant 2022 US$ per person Guinea-Bissau
2020s 14.32 constant 2022 US$ per person 15.54 constant 2022 US$ per person 1.22 constant 2022 US$ per person Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 15.5 constant 2022 US$ per person against 13.92 constant 2022 US$ per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania?
1.58 constant 2022 US$ per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania rank globally for military spending, per capita?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 150th and Tanzania ranks 148th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per capita
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,593 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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