Guinea-Bissau vs Tanzania: Military spending, per square kilometre

Guinea-Bissau
1,066 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
1,166 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
140th
Tanzania rank
137th

Military spending, per square kilometre over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Tanzania
02505007501.0k1.2k196119922023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1,166 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 1,066 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 100 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre.

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 140th and Tanzania ranks 137th 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 387.41 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 580.7 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 193.29 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Tanzania
1980s 515.82 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 367.18 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 148.64 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
1990s 293.91 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 218.71 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 75.2 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2000s 504.39 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 273.68 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 230.71 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2010s 896.21 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 623.31 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 272.9 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau
2020s 1,060 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 1,119 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre 59.24 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1,166 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre against 1,066 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Tanzania?
100 constant 2022 US$ per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 140th and Tanzania ranks 137th 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.