Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0067 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in El Salvador, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in El Salvador is 0.0067 units per person, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0109 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 units per person, in 2004.
El Salvador ranks 39th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0085 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0102 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0109 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0088 units per person | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 units per person | -39.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 units per person | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 0.007 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 units per person | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 units per person | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0046 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 units per person | -45.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 units per person | +75.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 units per person | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0067 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0067 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0067 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0037 units per person, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +75.1% | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0047 units per person |
| 2004 | -45.5% | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0025 units per person |
| 1994 | -39.4% | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0053 units per person |
| 2014 | +28.0% | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0067 units per person |
| 1995 | +27.3% | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0067 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in El Salvador?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0067 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 units per person in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 39th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.