Guinea-Bissau vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Military spending as a share of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
1.7%
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.7%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
61st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
62nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd of 172 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 3.0% | 1.2% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 3.4% | 1.1% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.6% | 1.6% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 1.7% against 1.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Guinea-Bissau and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2019.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 61st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 62nd 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).