Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Armed forces personnel of total labor force

Equatorial Guinea
0.1646
in 2020
Nigeria
0.2298
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea rank
158th
Nigeria rank
155th

Armed forces personnel of total labor force over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Nigeria
0.20.40.60.8199020052020

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2298 against 0.1646 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0652.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.6496 0.1844 0.4652 Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.438 0.2354 0.2026 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.2442 0.2189 0.0254 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.1646 0.2298 0.0652 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher armed forces personnel of total labor force, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.2298 against 0.1646 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in armed forces personnel of total labor force between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
0.0652, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel of total labor force
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 5,022 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed