Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Other small states
Other small states: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0049 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Other small states, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Other small states stood at 0.0049 units per person.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Other small states peaked at 0.0063 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 1992.
That places Other small states 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Other small states, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0059 units per person | +42.7% |
| 1996 | 0.006 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0056 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0063 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0054 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0054 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 units per person | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Other small states?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Other small states was 0.0049 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 1992.
- How does Other small states rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Other small states ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.