Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Liberia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0004 units per person for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0099 units per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 2020.
Liberia ranks 166th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.003 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0028 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 units per person | +29.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 units per person | -29.0% |
| 1992 | 0.001 units per person | -62.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0097 units per person | +903.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0099 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 units per person | -42.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 units per person | -64.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 units per person | +172.7% |
| 2001 | 0.005 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | -87.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0004 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0016 units per person, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0004 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0013 units per person, 30% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Liberia 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 | +903.2% | 0.001 units per person | 0.0097 units per person |
| 2000 | +172.7% | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0051 units per person |
| 2006 | -87.4% | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0006 units per person |
| 1999 | -64.2% | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
| 1992 | -62.2% | 0.0026 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
| 1998 | -42.5% | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0052 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 163 Tanzania 0.0005 units per person compare
- 164 Niger 0.0004 units per person compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 0.0004 units per person compare
- 167 Mozambique 0.0004 units per person compare
- 168 Haiti 0.0001 units per person compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 0 units per person compare
- 169 Iceland 0 units per person compare
- 169 Libya 0 units per person compare
- 169 Palestine 0 units per person compare
- 169 Seychelles 0 units per person compare
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- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Liberia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Liberia was 0.0004 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 units per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 166th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.