Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0008 units per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Somalia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Somalia is 0.0008 units per person, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and up 415.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0309 units per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 155th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0094 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0066 units per person | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0309 units per person | +365.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0298 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0288 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0276 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 units per person | -78.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | -97.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +58.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 units per person | +519.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 units per person | -46.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 units per person | +49.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 units per person | -32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 0.0094 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0309 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More public sector data for Somalia
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 43.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 201.85 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Somalia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in Somalia was 0.0008 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0309 units per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 155th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 415.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.