Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados stood at 0.0035 units per person.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.0039 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 units per person, in 2018.
Barbados ranks 87th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0039 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0023 units per person | -41.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 units per person | +63.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per person | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 units per person | +63.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | -39.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 units per person | +63.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 units per person | -0.2% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0037 units per person, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +63.6% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0036 units per person |
| 2017 | +63.6% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0036 units per person |
| 2008 | +63.1% | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0037 units per person |
| 1995 | -41.4% | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
| 2009 | -39.3% | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
| 2018 | -39.1% | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0022 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 84 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0037 units per person compare
- 85 Brazil 0.0037 units per person compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 0.0036 units per person compare
- 88 Angola 0.0035 units per person compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0033 units per person compare
- 90 Slovenia 0.0033 units per person compare
More public sector data for Barbados
- 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)
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0022 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Barbados was 0.0035 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 units per person in 2018.
- How does Barbados rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 87th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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.