Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea
Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0529 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.0529 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea peaked at 0.0785 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0403 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Guinea ranks 139th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1990 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0773 units per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0773 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0507 units per square kilometre | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | 0.061 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0686 units per square kilometre | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | 0.0501 units per square kilometre | 0.0785 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | 0.0529 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 136 Lesotho 0.0659 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0655 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Kenya 0.0413 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Burkina Faso 0.0402 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Zealand 0.038 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Guinea
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4066 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 500 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 38.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0225 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 562.46 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Guinea was 0.0529 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0785 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0403 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Guinea rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Guinea ranks 139th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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.