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% |
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 Timor-Leste 0.1345 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Zimbabwe 0.1318 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (1993)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 11.75 current USD per person (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0122 current USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 25.29 million current USD (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 177.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (1993)
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.