Guinea vs Madagascar
Guinea vs Madagascar: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $586M in Guinea and $111M in Madagascar, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by $476M, or 5.3 times that in Madagascar.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 94 and Madagascar ranked 131 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586M | $111M |
| 2024 | $563M | $122M |
| 2023 | $547M | $108M |
| 2022 | $526M | $106M |
| 2021 | $360M | $107M |
| 2020 | $336M | $99.5M |
| 2019 | $339M | $86.7M |
| 2018 | $364M | $80.4M |
| 2017 | $371M | $74.3M |
| 2016 | $354M | $73.2M |
| 2015 | $437M | $71.2M |
| 2014 | $407M | $74.4M |
| 2013 | $426M | $74.4M |
| 2012 | $413M | $74.8M |
| 2011 | – | $76.5M |
| 2010 | – | $68.3M |
| 2009 | – | $87.1M |
| 2008 | – | $121M |
| 2007 | – | $115M |
| 2006 | – | $95.2M |
| 2005 | – | $98.8M |
| 2004 | $276M | $110M |
| 2003 | $298M | $111M |
| 2002 | $384M | $95.5M |
| 2001 | $349M | $121M |
| 2000 | $172M | $97.2M |
| 1999 | $176M | $96.3M |
| 1998 | $134M | $103M |
| 1997 | $122M | $106M |
| 1996 | – | $83.4M |
| 1995 | – | $57.6M |
| 1994 | $125M | $62.7M |
| 1993 | $122M | $74.6M |
| 1992 | $157M | $48.8M |
| 1991 | $197M | $82.7M |
| 1990 | – | $79.9M |
| 1989 | – | $76.4M |
| 1988 | – | $79.5M |
| 1987 | – | $85.4M |
| 1986 | – | $85.7M |
| 1985 | – | $96.6M |
| 1984 | – | $101M |
| 1982 | $46M | – |
| 1981 | $56.2M | $129M |
| 1980 | $78.9M | $137M |
| 1979 | – | $147M |
| 1978 | – | $114M |
| 1977 | – | $111M |
| 1976 | – | $83.6M |
| 1975 | – | $71.9M |
| 1974 | – | $74.9M |
| 1973 | – | $66.6M |
| 1972 | – | $63.4M |
| 1971 | – | $58.2M |
| 1970 | – | $58.5M |
| 1969 | – | $60.3M |
| 1968 | – | $59.7M |
| 1967 | – | $55.9M |
| 1966 | – | $52.8M |
| 1965 | – | $51.5M |
| 1964 | – | $47.3M |
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 Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025