Armed forces personnel percent in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.0583 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel percent in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel percent in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0583, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.5706 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0583, in 2020.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel percent in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5706 | — |
| 1989 | 0.2189 | -61.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2108 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2032 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1958 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1887 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1818 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2801 | +54.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2696 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2626 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2494 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2398 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2275 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2134 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2882 | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1533 | -46.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1111 | -27.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1056 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0965 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0922 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1162 | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 0.111 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1063 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1021 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0981 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0943 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0908 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0961 | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.064 | -33.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0897 | +40.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0599 | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0583 | -2.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0583 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4512, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0583 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +54.1% | 0.1818 | 0.2801 |
| 1989 | -61.6% | 0.5706 | 0.2189 |
| 2018 | +40.2% | 0.064 | 0.0897 |
| 2003 | -46.8% | 0.2882 | 0.1533 |
| 2002 | +35.1% | 0.2134 | 0.2882 |
| 2009 | +26.1% | 0.0922 | 0.1162 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3948 | 0.2189 | 0.5706 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2282 | 0.1818 | 0.2801 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.156 | 0.0922 | 0.2882 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0912 | 0.0599 | 0.111 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0583 | 0.0583 | 0.0583 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5218 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.4882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Equatorial Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0583 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5706 in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0583 in 2020.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel percent. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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