Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Seychelles
Seychelles: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0 units per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Seychelles, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Seychelles is 0 units per person, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Seychelles peaked at 0.0184 units per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2017.
Seychelles ranks 169th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0184 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0.0173 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.017 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 units per person | -65.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 units per person | +55.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 units per person | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0074 units per person | +43.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 units per person | +37.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0095 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.009 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 units per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0184 units per person | 0.0184 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 0.0173 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0099 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 166 Liberia 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, State of 0 units per person compare
More public sector data for Seychelles
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0128 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 221.34 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0121 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -19.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 26.86 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 41,304 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 72,231 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Seychelles?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Seychelles was 0 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0184 units per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2017.
- How does Seychelles rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Seychelles ranks 169th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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)
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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.