Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0038 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Botswana, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Botswana is 0.0038 units per person, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0061 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 units per person, in 1985.
That places Botswana 82nd 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0036 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0047 units per person | +32.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0055 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0061 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.006 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0058 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.006 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.006 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.005 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.004 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.004 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0038 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0038 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 units per person, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +32.5% | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0047 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0058 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.006 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Botswana?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Botswana was 0.0038 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 units per person in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 82nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.