What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?

0.45 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?

19 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: Military spending, per capita

Guinea-Bissau

9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Somalia

9.8 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2025

Guinea-Bissau rank

146th

Somalia rank

144th

Military spending, per capita over time

Guinea-Bissau
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 9.8 constant 2024 US$ per person against 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.45 constant 2024 US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Somalia ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th and Somalia ranks 144th of 161 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.08 constant 2024 US$ per person	14.17 constant 2024 US$ per person	1.09 constant 2024 US$ per person	Somalia
2010s	11.81 constant 2024 US$ per person	5.46 constant 2024 US$ per person	6.35 constant 2024 US$ per person	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	11.13 constant 2024 US$ per person	8.49 constant 2024 US$ per person	2.64 constant 2024 US$ per person	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per capita, Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?: Somalia, at 9.8 constant 2024 US$ per person against 9.35 constant 2024 US$ per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?: 0.45 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for military spending, per capita?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th and Somalia ranks 144th of 161 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 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 7,937 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.