Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.32% of the labour force in Guinea and 0.53% of the labour force in Guinea-Bissau, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Guinea-Bissau, by 0.21 percentage points, or 1.67 times that in Guinea.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Guinea-Bissau has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Guinea ranked 144 and Guinea-Bissau ranked 110 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 | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.32 | 0.53 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.33 | 0.55 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.33 | 0.63 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.34 | 0.58 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.33 | 0.66 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.33 | 0.68 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.34 | 1.02 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.34 | 1.05 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.35 | 1.08 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.35 | 1.11 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.57 | 1.14 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.58 | 1.18 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.58 | 1.12 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.59 | 1.73 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | 1.78 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.41 | 1.83 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.35 | 1.87 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 3.03 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.63 | 2.47 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.58 | 2.53 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.65 | 2.13 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.66 | 2.18 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.67 | 2.22 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.68 | 2.26 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.69 | 2.32 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.71 | 2.35 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.45 | 1.83 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.58 | 2.97 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.6 | 3.08 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.62 | 3.46 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.64 | 3.54 | 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
Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 64.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Guinea-Bissau: 6.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 48.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Guinea-Bissau: 3.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Guinea-Bissau: 13.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 2.15 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 2.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 3.84 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Guinea-Bissau: 46.7% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Guinea-Bissau: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Guinea-Bissau: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Guinea-Bissau: 0.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Guinea-Bissau: $21M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Guinea-Bissau: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Guinea-Bissau: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Guinea-Bissau: 4,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Guinea-Bissau: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Guinea-Bissau: 5 million TIV in 1993