Equatorial Guinea vs Italy: Military spending as a share of GDP
Equatorial Guinea
1.1%
in 2019
Italy
1.1%
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
102nd
Italy rank
104th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Italy
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd and Italy ranks 104th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 1.5% | 6.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 1.3% | 3.0% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Equatorial Guinea or Italy?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Italy as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Italy?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Italy rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd and Italy ranks 104th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).