Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brazil

Brazil: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0037 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0037 units per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
85th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0042 units per person
in 1995
All-time low
0.0019 units per person
in 1994
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brazil, 1985–2020

00.0010.0020.0030.0041985200220201985: 0.002 units per person1989: 0.002 units per person1990: 0.002 units per person1991: 0.002 units per person1992: 0.002 units per person1993: 0.002 units per person1994: 0.002 units per person1995: 0.004 units per person1996: 0.004 units per person1997: 0.004 units per person1998: 0.004 units per person1999: 0.004 units per person2000: 0.004 units per person2001: 0.004 units per person2002: 0.004 units per person2003: 0.004 units per person2004: 0.004 units per person2005: 0.004 units per person2006: 0.004 units per person2007: 0.004 units per person2008: 0.004 units per person2009: 0.004 units per person2010: 0.004 units per person2011: 0.004 units per person2012: 0.004 units per person2013: 0.004 units per person2014: 0.004 units per person2015: 0.004 units per person2016: 0.004 units per person2017: 0.004 units per person2018: 0.004 units per person2019: 0.004 units per person2020: 0.004 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brazil is 0.0037 units per person, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per person, in 1994.

That places Brazil 85th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brazil, 1985 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1985 0.002 units per person
1989 0.0022 units per person +6.9%
1990 0.002 units per person -9.2%
1991 0.0019 units per person -1.7%
1992 0.0019 units per person -1.3%
1993 0.0019 units per person -1.6%
1994 0.0019 units per person -1.6%
1995 0.0042 units per person +126.4%
1996 0.0041 units per person -1.5%
1997 0.0042 units per person +1.4%
1998 0.0041 units per person -1.7%
1999 0.0039 units per person -4.6%
2000 0.0039 units per person -1.9%
2001 0.0038 units per person -1.3%
2002 0.0038 units per person -1.2%
2003 0.0037 units per person -1.2%
2004 0.0038 units per person +0.9%
2005 0.0036 units per person -3.1%
2006 0.004 units per person +10.9%
2007 0.0038 units per person -5.3%
2008 0.0038 units per person -1.0%
2009 0.0037 units per person -1.9%
2010 0.0037 units per person -0.8%
2011 0.0037 units per person -0.8%
2012 0.0036 units per person -0.8%
2013 0.0036 units per person -0.8%
2014 0.0036 units per person +1.4%
2015 0.0036 units per person -0.8%
2016 0.0036 units per person -0.8%
2017 0.0036 units per person -0.7%
2018 0.0037 units per person +3.6%
2019 0.0037 units per person -0.6%
2020 0.0037 units per person -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0021 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0022 units per person 2
1990s 0.003 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0042 units per person 10
2000s 0.0038 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.004 units per person 10
2010s 0.0036 units per person 0.0036 units per person 0.0037 units per person 10
2020s 0.0037 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0037 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 82 Botswana 0.0038 units per person compare
  2. 83 Guyana 0.0037 units per person compare
  3. 84 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0037 units per person compare
  4. 86 Kazakhstan 0.0036 units per person compare
  5. 87 Barbados 0.0035 units per person compare
  6. 88 Angola 0.0035 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brazil?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brazil was 0.0037 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 1995.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 1994.
How does Brazil rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Brazil ranks 85th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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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

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,823 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.