Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0407 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0407 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.114 people per square kilometre
in 1980
All-time low
0.0203 people per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea is 0.0407 people per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.114 people per square kilometre in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0203 people per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Guinea 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0203 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0203 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0326 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0366 people per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0366 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0203 people per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0366 people per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0366 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0366 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0366 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0692 people per square kilometre | +88.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0692 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0692 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0285 people per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0733 people per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0733 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.114 people per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 1981 | 0.114 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.114 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.114 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.114 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.114 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0977 people per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0977 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1989 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.061 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.0407 people per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1031 people per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.0407 people per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0601 people per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0312 people per square kilometre | 0.0203 people per square kilometre | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0537 people per square kilometre | 0.0285 people per square kilometre | 0.0733 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1001 people per square kilometre | 0.061 people per square kilometre | 0.114 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0537 people per square kilometre | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | 0.061 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0431 people per square kilometre | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0431 people per square kilometre | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | 0.0488 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | 0.0407 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 133 Cameroon 0.0529 people per square kilometre compare
- 134 Brazil 0.0439 people per square kilometre compare
- 135 Kenya 0.0413 people per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sweden 0.0368 people per square kilometre compare
- 138 Haiti 0.0363 people per square kilometre compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 0.0357 people per square kilometre compare
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 military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.0407 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.114 people per square kilometre in 1980.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0203 people per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Guinea rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military personnel 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.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.