Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cape Verde, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0019 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.0222 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per person, in 2020.
Cape Verde ranks 128th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0222 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0082 units per person | -63.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0027 units per person | -67.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0028 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 units per person | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.002 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.002 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 units per person | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0019 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0019 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 units per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -67.3% | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0027 units per person |
| 1989 | -63.2% | 0.0222 units per person | 0.0082 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 125 Guinea-Bissau 0.002 units per person compare
- 126 Costa Rica 0.002 units per person compare
- 127 New Zealand 0.002 units per person compare
- 129 Canada 0.0019 units per person compare
- 130 Mali 0.0019 units per person compare
- 131 Nicaragua 0.0018 units per person compare
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- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.0019 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0222 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2020.
- How does Cape Verde rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 128th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.