Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1422 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau is 0.1422 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.505 units per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1422 units per square kilometre, in 2017.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 106th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3041 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.3556 units per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4267 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4267 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3912 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3912 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2489 units per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3272 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3307 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3289 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3289 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3307 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3307 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4018 units per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4018 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.505 units per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3201 units per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3201 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3201 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3201 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2134 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2297 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2297 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2294 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2294 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2294 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2294 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1583 units per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1583 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1583 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1422 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 units per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1422 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -36.6% | 0.505 units per square kilometre | 0.3201 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -36.4% | 0.3912 units per square kilometre | 0.2489 units per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -33.3% | 0.3201 units per square kilometre | 0.2134 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +31.4% | 0.2489 units per square kilometre | 0.3272 units per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -31.0% | 0.2294 units per square kilometre | 0.1583 units per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +25.7% | 0.4018 units per square kilometre | 0.505 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3298 units per square kilometre | 0.3041 units per square kilometre | 0.3556 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3531 units per square kilometre | 0.2489 units per square kilometre | 0.4267 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3363 units per square kilometre | 0.2134 units per square kilometre | 0.505 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1906 units per square kilometre | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | 0.2297 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | 0.1422 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 103 Oman 0.1519 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bhutan 0.1508 units per square kilometre compare
- 105 Latvia 0.1446 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Algeria 0.1369 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 East Timor 0.1345 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Zimbabwe 0.1318 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Men's universal right to vote, 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 -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0081 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (1993)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -70 % change on previous year (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1422 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.505 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1422 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 106th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- 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
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.