Costa Rica vs Guinea-Bissau: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita

Costa Rica
0.002 units per person
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
0.002 units per person
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
126th
Guinea-Bissau rank
125th

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Guinea-Bissau
0.0030.0050.0070.010.013198520022020

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.002 units per person against 0.002 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per person.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 126th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 125th of 173 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0037 units per person 0.01 units per person 0.0063 units per person Guinea-Bissau
1990s 0.0033 units per person 0.0092 units per person 0.0058 units per person Guinea-Bissau
2000s 0.0036 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0035 units per person Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.0021 units per person 0.0031 units per person 0.001 units per person Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.002 units per person 0.002 units per person 0 units per person Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per capita, Costa Rica or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.002 units per person against 0.002 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per capita between Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
0 units per person, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau?
31 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 126th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 125th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.