Guinea vs Uganda
Guinea vs Uganda: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.32% of the labour force in Guinea and 0.24% of the labour force in Uganda, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Guinea, by 0.08 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Uganda.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Uganda.
- In 2020, Guinea ranked 144 and Uganda ranked 151 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 | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.32 | 0.24 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.34 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.57 | 0.39 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.58 | 0.4 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.58 | 0.42 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | – | – | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.4 | 0.63 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.63 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.67 | 0.5 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.68 | 0.57 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.45 | 0.79 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.58 | 0.95 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.6 | 0.98 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.62 | 0.87 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.64 | 0.9 | 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 Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuinea: $586M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025