Guinea vs South Africa
Guinea vs South Africa: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 10.6% of government spending in Guinea and 2.2% of government spending in South Africa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by 8.4 percentage points, or 4.85 times that in South Africa.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 26 and South Africa ranked 135 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.6 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 11.3 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 12.5 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 14.6 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 8.6 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 9.8 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 10.4 | 3 |
| 2017 | 10.2 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 11.7 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | 11.6 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 11.1 | 3.5 |
| 2013 | 12.6 | 3.6 |
| 2012 | 11.4 | 3.6 |
| 2011 | – | 3.6 |
| 2010 | – | 3.5 |
| 2009 | – | 3.8 |
| 2008 | – | 4 |
| 2007 | – | 4.3 |
| 2006 | – | 4.7 |
| 2005 | – | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 12.4 | 5.3 |
| 2003 | 12 | 5.8 |
| 2002 | 16.8 | 6.2 |
| 2001 | 15.4 | 5.9 |
| 2000 | 9 | 5.5 |
| 1999 | 9.9 | – |
| 1998 | 8.5 | – |
| 1997 | 6.7 | – |
| 1994 | 7.7 | – |
| 1993 | 7.2 | – |
| 1992 | 8.8 | – |
| 1991 | 10.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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 South Africa
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023South Africa: 66.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024South Africa: 3.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Africa: 27.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017South Africa: 3.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Africa: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023South Africa: 63.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023South Africa: 1.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023South Africa: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025South Africa: 63.8% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023South Africa: 28.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023South Africa: 6.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023South Africa: 3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025South Africa: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025South Africa: $3B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025South Africa: $49 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020South Africa: 89,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022South Africa: 0.55% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020South Africa: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025South Africa: 30 million TIV in 2025