Equatorial Guinea vs Portugal: Military spending as a share of GDP
Equatorial Guinea
1.1%
in 2019
Portugal
1.1%
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
102nd
Portugal rank
100th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 100th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.3% | 2.6% | 5.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Equatorial Guinea and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Portugal?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Portugal rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 100th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β 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).