Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0114 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cambodia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.0114 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.0312 units per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 units per person, in 1985.
Cambodia ranks 17th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0058 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.014 units per person | +141.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0152 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0146 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0166 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0118 units per person | -28.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0076 units per person | -36.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0308 units per person | +306.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0285 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0312 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0298 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0293 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0289 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0164 units per person | -43.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0149 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0142 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.014 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0138 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0134 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0132 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.013 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0126 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0118 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0116 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 units per person | -1.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0114 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 units per person, 5.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0114 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0048 units per person, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +306.4% | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0308 units per person |
| 1989 | +141.7% | 0.0058 units per person | 0.014 units per person |
| 2001 | -43.4% | 0.0289 units per person | 0.0164 units per person |
| 1994 | -36.0% | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0076 units per person |
| 1993 | -28.9% | 0.0166 units per person | 0.0118 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0099 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0215 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0312 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | 0.0289 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cambodia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0114 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0312 units per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 units per person in 1985.
- How does Cambodia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 17th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.