Armed forces personnel percent in Guinea
Guinea: Armed forces personnel percent was 0.0972 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel percent in Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.0972 for armed forces personnel percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel percent in Guinea peaked at 0.2555 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0972, in 2020.
Guinea ranks 151st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel percent in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1765 | — |
| 1989 | 0.2413 | +36.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2331 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.224 | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2169 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2104 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1634 | -22.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2555 | +56.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2484 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2433 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2388 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2335 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.229 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2026 | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2225 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1387 | -37.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1214 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1406 | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1966 | +39.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1919 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1903 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1856 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1154 | -37.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1126 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1099 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1072 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1045 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1019 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.105 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0997 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0972 | -2.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0972 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2187, 44% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0972 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1297, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel percent in 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 | +56.4% | 0.1634 | 0.2555 |
| 2007 | +39.9% | 0.1406 | 0.1966 |
| 1989 | +36.8% | 0.1765 | 0.2413 |
| 2011 | -37.8% | 0.1856 | 0.1154 |
| 2003 | -37.7% | 0.2225 | 0.1387 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2089 | 0.1765 | 0.2413 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2267 | 0.1634 | 0.2555 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1815 | 0.1214 | 0.229 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1142 | 0.0997 | 0.1856 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0972 | 0.0972 | 0.0972 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel percent in Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel percent in Guinea was 0.0972 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2555 in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel percent recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0972 in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for armed forces personnel percent?
- Guinea ranks 151st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel percent rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).