Military personnel, per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Military personnel, per capita was 0.0019 people per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Military personnel, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1974–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.0019 people per person for military personnel, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.0142 people per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 people per person, in 2022.
That places Guinea-Bissau 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military personnel, per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0082 people per person | — |
| 1975 | 0.0077 people per person | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0072 people per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0081 people per person | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 people per person | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0061 people per person | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 people per person | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0142 people per person | +195.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0105 people per person | -26.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0103 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 people per person | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0123 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0121 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0119 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0106 people per person | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0104 people per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0123 people per person | +18.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0121 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0107 people per person | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0104 people per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 people per person | -38.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 people per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.006 people per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 people per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 people per person | +25.9% |
| 2002 | 0.007 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0068 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0062 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.006 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0039 people per person | -35.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 people per person | -35.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.002 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.002 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 people per person | -2.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0019 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0015 people per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.0019 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 people per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military personnel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +195.3% | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0142 people per person |
| 1994 | -38.3% | 0.0104 people per person | 0.0064 people per person |
| 2011 | -35.1% | 0.0038 people per person | 0.0025 people per person |
| 2009 | -35.0% | 0.006 people per person | 0.0039 people per person |
| 2001 | +25.9% | 0.0057 people per person | 0.0071 people per person |
| 1982 | -26.2% | 0.0142 people per person | 0.0105 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0075 people per person | 0.0061 people per person | 0.0082 people per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.011 people per person | 0.0048 people per person | 0.0142 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 people per person | 0.0058 people per person | 0.0123 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 people per person | 0.0039 people per person | 0.0071 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 0.0038 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 people per person | 0.0019 people per person | 0.002 people per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 111 Kazakhstan 0.0019 people per person compare
- 112 Cape Verde 0.0019 people per person compare
- 113 Netherlands 0.0019 people per person compare
- 115 Zimbabwe 0.0018 people per person compare
- 116 Chad 0.0018 people per person compare
- 117 Nicaragua 0.0018 people per person 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 military personnel, per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Military personnel, per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.0019 people per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0142 people per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 people per person in 2022.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for military personnel, per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military personnel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military personnel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.