Brazil vs Guyana
Brazil vs Guyana: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.76% of the labour force in Brazil and 1.04% of the labour force in Guyana, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Guyana, by 0.28 percentage points, or 1.36 times that in Brazil.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Guyana has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Brazil.
- In 2020, Brazil ranked 90 and Guyana ranked 63 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Brazil | Guyana | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.76 | 1.04 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.72 | 1.01 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.73 | 1.09 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.71 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.72 | 1.15 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.73 | 1.15 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.74 | 1.16 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.73 | 0.38 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.74 | 0.38 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.74 | 0.38 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.74 | 0.91 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.74 | 0.91 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.76 | 1.06 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.77 | 1.06 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.81 | 1.07 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.73 | 1.08 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.78 | 1.13 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.79 | 1.13 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.82 | 1.13 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.84 | 1.12 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.86 | 1.11 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.92 | 1.1 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.95 | 1.1 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.96 | 1.09 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.95 | 1.08 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.43 | 0.7 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.44 | 0.7 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.45 | 0.7 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.46 | 1.42 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.47 | 1.42 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs Guyana
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023Guyana: 70.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024Guyana: 2.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guyana: 21.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017Guyana: 4.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Guyana: 26.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023Guyana: 826,400 people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023Guyana: 0.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023Guyana: 2.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025Guyana: 26.5% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023Guyana: 25.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023Guyana: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Guyana: -7.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Guyana: 0.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025Guyana: $240M in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025Guyana: $297 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Guyana: 4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020Guyana: 3,000 people in 2020
- National powerBrazil: 2.01% of world capability in 2022Guyana: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025Guyana: 5 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025Guyana: 2 million TIV in 1976