Armed forces personnel percent in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.1987 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Guinea-Bissau, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.1987 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.23 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1987, in 2020.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.9524 | — |
| 1989 | 1.04 | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 1.23 | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 1.21 | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 1.04 | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.641 | -38.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8215 | +28.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8133 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7936 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.779 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7685 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7532 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8959 | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8764 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6669 | -38.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6514 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6359 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6203 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4032 | -35.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4231 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4123 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4011 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3906 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3803 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3705 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2491 | -32.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2429 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2131 | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2315 | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2033 | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1987 | -2.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1987 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.159, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1987 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -38.3% | 1.04 | 0.641 |
| 2004 | -38.1% | 1.08 | 0.6669 |
| 2008 | -35.0% | 0.6203 | 0.4032 |
| 1995 | +28.2% | 0.641 | 0.8215 |
| 2015 | -32.8% | 0.3705 | 0.2491 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9982 | 0.9524 | 1.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9168 | 0.641 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7003 | 0.4032 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3095 | 0.2033 | 0.4123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1987 | 0.1987 | 0.1987 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 121 Japan 0.2066 compare
- 122 Uzbekistan 0.2025 compare
- 123 Central African Republic 0.1989 compare
- 125 Costa Rica 0.1986 compare
- 126 New Zealand 0.1972 compare
- 127 Moldova 0.1955 compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Guinea-Bissau?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1987 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1987 in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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