Gambia vs Guinea: Military spending, per square kilometre

Gambia
1,842 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea
2,067 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
122nd
Guinea rank
121st

Military spending, per square kilometre over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196119922023

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 2,067 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 1,842 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 225 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 122nd and Guinea ranks 121st of 171 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 1,191 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 359.25 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 831.73 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Gambia
1970s 786.15 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 516.34 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 269.8 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Gambia
1980s 354.05 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 413.56 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 59.51 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Guinea
1990s 861.14 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 335.74 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 525.4 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Gambia
2000s 591.53 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 372.49 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 219.05 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Gambia
2010s 1,348 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 689.43 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 659.01 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Gambia
2020s 1,823 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 1,612 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 210.35 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Gambia or Guinea?
Guinea, at 2,067 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 1,842 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Gambia and Guinea?
225 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Guinea rank globally for military spending, per square kilometre?
Gambia ranks 122nd and Guinea ranks 121st of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.