Burkina Faso vs Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
0.0402 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Guinea
0.0529 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
141st
Guinea rank
139th

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Guinea
0.020.040.060.08198520022020

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 0.0529 units per square kilometre against 0.0402 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0127 units per square kilometre.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 141st and Guinea ranks 139th of 173 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0219 units per square kilometre 0.0507 units per square kilometre 0.0287 units per square kilometre Guinea
1990s 0.0359 units per square kilometre 0.0686 units per square kilometre 0.0327 units per square kilometre Guinea
2000s 0.0448 units per square kilometre 0.0676 units per square kilometre 0.0228 units per square kilometre Guinea
2010s 0.0414 units per square kilometre 0.0536 units per square kilometre 0.0122 units per square kilometre Guinea
2020s 0.0402 units per square kilometre 0.0529 units per square kilometre 0.0127 units per square kilometre Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Guinea?
Guinea, at 0.0529 units per square kilometre against 0.0402 units per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Guinea?
0.0127 units per square kilometre, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea rank globally for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 141st and Guinea ranks 139th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Armed forces personnel, total 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.