Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0064 units per person in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.0064 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.007 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 units per person, in 1994.
Dominican Republic ranks 46th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0035 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.003 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.003 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.005 units per person | +76.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.007 units per person | +60.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 units per person | -39.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.004 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 units per person | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 0.006 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0064 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0064 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0037 units per person, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Dominican Republic 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 | +76.2% | 0.0028 units per person | 0.005 units per person |
| 2006 | +60.5% | 0.0043 units per person | 0.007 units per person |
| 2012 | +52.5% | 0.004 units per person | 0.0061 units per person |
| 2008 | -39.2% | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0042 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.0064 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 units per person in 1994.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 46th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.