Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0179 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0179 units per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
5th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0315 units per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.0144 units per person
in 1993
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brunei Darussalam, 1985–2020

00.010.020.031985200220201985: 0.019 units per person1989: 0.016 units per person1990: 0.016 units per person1991: 0.015 units per person1992: 0.015 units per person1993: 0.014 units per person1994: 0.018 units per person1995: 0.031 units per person1996: 0.031 units per person1997: 0.03 units per person1998: 0.029 units per person1999: 0.027 units per person2000: 0.027 units per person2001: 0.029 units per person2002: 0.031 units per person2003: 0.031 units per person2004: 0.028 units per person2005: 0.031 units per person2006: 0.025 units per person2007: 0.024 units per person2008: 0.024 units per person2009: 0.024 units per person2010: 0.024 units per person2011: 0.023 units per person2012: 0.023 units per person2013: 0.022 units per person2014: 0.022 units per person2015: 0.022 units per person2016: 0.028 units per person2017: 0.018 units per person2018: 0.019 units per person2019: 0.018 units per person2020: 0.018 units per person

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

Analysis

In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brunei Darussalam stood at 0.0179 units per person.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brunei Darussalam peaked at 0.0315 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 units per person, in 1993.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 5th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brunei Darussalam, year by year

Annual values for Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brunei Darussalam, 1985 to 2020.
Year units per person Change
1985 0.0187 units per person
1989 0.0161 units per person -13.9%
1990 0.0157 units per person -2.8%
1991 0.0152 units per person -2.8%
1992 0.0148 units per person -2.7%
1993 0.0144 units per person -2.6%
1994 0.0176 units per person +21.9%
1995 0.0309 units per person +75.6%
1996 0.0305 units per person -1.3%
1997 0.0296 units per person -2.9%
1998 0.029 units per person -2.3%
1999 0.0274 units per person -5.4%
2000 0.027 units per person -1.6%
2001 0.0291 units per person +7.9%
2002 0.0315 units per person +8.1%
2003 0.0309 units per person -1.9%
2004 0.0283 units per person -8.2%
2005 0.0306 units per person +8.2%
2006 0.0247 units per person -19.5%
2007 0.0243 units per person -1.7%
2008 0.0238 units per person -1.8%
2009 0.024 units per person +0.9%
2010 0.0236 units per person -1.9%
2011 0.0232 units per person -1.8%
2012 0.0228 units per person -1.5%
2013 0.0225 units per person -1.4%
2014 0.0222 units per person -1.3%
2015 0.0219 units per person -1.3%
2016 0.0283 units per person +29.2%
2017 0.0185 units per person -34.7%
2018 0.0187 units per person +1.3%
2019 0.0181 units per person -3.5%
2020 0.0179 units per person -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0174 units per person 0.0161 units per person 0.0187 units per person 2
1990s 0.0225 units per person 0.0144 units per person 0.0309 units per person 10
2000s 0.0274 units per person 0.0238 units per person 0.0315 units per person 10
2010s 0.022 units per person 0.0181 units per person 0.0283 units per person 10
2020s 0.0179 units per person 0.0179 units per person 0.0179 units per person 1

Countries ranked near Brunei Darussalam

  1. 2 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0562 units per person compare
  2. 3 Israel 0.0193 units per person compare
  3. 4 Montenegro 0.0192 units per person compare
  4. 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0176 units per person compare
  5. 7 Belarus 0.0168 units per person compare
  6. 8 Armenia 0.0159 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brunei Darussalam?
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Brunei Darussalam was 0.0179 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The highest recorded value was 0.0315 units per person in 2002.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Brunei Darussalam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 units per person in 1993.
How does Brunei Darussalam rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 5th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Brunei Darussalam?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei Darussalam 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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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
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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.