Guinea-Bissau vs Nepal: Military spending as a share of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
1.7%
in 2019
Nepal
1.7%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st
Nepal rank
59th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nepal ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Nepal ranks 59th of 172 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Guinea-Bissau or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nepal?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Nepal rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and Nepal ranks 59th 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).