Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belize
Belize: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0051 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belize, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0051 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0056 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.003 units per person, in 2014.
That places Belize 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0037 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0056 units per person | +52.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.005 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.003 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | +39.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 units per person | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 units per person | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More public sector data for Belize
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0094 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 30.14 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 43.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,340 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belize?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Belize was 0.0051 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Belize ranks 58th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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)
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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.