Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 0 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 0.0029 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2017.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 169th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0015 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0029 units per person | +89.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per person | -26.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 units per person | +31.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 units per person | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.002 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.002 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.002 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | — |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person. (57 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 0 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0037 units per person. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -100.0% | 0.002 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1995 | +89.4% | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0029 units per person |
| 1999 | +31.1% | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0027 units per person |
| 1997 | -26.5% | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0021 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
More public sector data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 4.53 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 111.02 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1.68 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Antigua and Barbuda was 0 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2017.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.