Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 1,000 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,300 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 1989.
That places Equatorial Guinea 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,200 | — |
| 1986 | 1,900 | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 1,600 | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 1,300 | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 1,000 | -23.1% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,600 | +60.0% |
| 1996 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,620 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,600 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,600 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,300 | +43.8% |
| 2003 | 1,300 | -43.5% |
| 2004 | 1,000 | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,320 | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,320 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,450 | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 1,000 | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 1,450 | +45.0% |
| 2019 | 1,000 | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 64,000, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,000, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,600 | 1,000 | 2,200 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,302 | 1,000 | 1,620 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,312 | 1,000 | 2,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,282 | 1,000 | 1,450 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 163 Barbados 1,000 compare
- 163 Cape Verde 1,000 compare
- 163 Haiti 1,000 compare
- 163 Luxembourg 1,000 compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 1,000 compare
More public sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Equatorial Guinea was 1,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,300 in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 1989.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 163rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.