Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $586M in Guinea and $21M in Guinea-Bissau, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by $565M, or 28 times that in Guinea-Bissau.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1982.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 94 and Guinea-Bissau ranked 146 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586M | $21M |
| 2024 | $563M | $23.2M |
| 2023 | $547M | $19M |
| 2022 | $526M | $21.4M |
| 2021 | $360M | $28.5M |
| 2020 | $336M | $28.4M |
| 2019 | $339M | $27.3M |
| 2018 | $364M | $12.3M |
| 2017 | $371M | $23.5M |
| 2016 | $354M | $19.8M |
| 2015 | $437M | $21.7M |
| 2014 | $407M | $23.2M |
| 2013 | $426M | $23.1M |
| 2012 | $413M | $27.2M |
| 2011 | – | $18.4M |
| 2010 | – | $19.8M |
| 2009 | – | $15.6M |
| 2005 | – | $17.7M |
| 2004 | $276M | – |
| 2003 | $298M | $12.6M |
| 2002 | $384M | $12.4M |
| 2001 | $349M | $13.1M |
| 2000 | $172M | $20.2M |
| 1999 | $176M | – |
| 1998 | $134M | $5.43M |
| 1997 | $122M | $3.63M |
| 1996 | – | $3.93M |
| 1995 | – | $4.73M |
| 1994 | $125M | $4.48M |
| 1993 | $122M | – |
| 1992 | $157M | – |
| 1991 | $197M | – |
| 1989 | – | $8.38M |
| 1987 | – | $6.57M |
| 1986 | – | $8.29M |
| 1985 | – | $6.22M |
| 1984 | – | $12.1M |
| 1983 | – | $22.4M |
| 1982 | $46M | $13.7M |
| 1981 | $56.2M | – |
| 1980 | $78.9M | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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 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
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Guinea-Bissau: 0.53% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Guinea-Bissau: 5 million TIV in 1993