Eswatini vs Guinea: Military spending as a share of GDP
Eswatini
1.6%
in 2019
Guinea
1.7%
in 2019
Eswatini rank
68th
Guinea rank
66th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 68th and Guinea ranks 66th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 2.6% | 97.4% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 40.5% | 3.1% | 37.4% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Eswatini or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Eswatini as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Eswatini and Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
- How do Eswatini and Guinea rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Eswatini ranks 68th and Guinea ranks 66th 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).