Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0808 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 0.0808 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.1194 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0651 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.066 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0831 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0697 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1101 units per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1063 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1053 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.11 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1138 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1016 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0981 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0931 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0906 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.093 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1043 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0994 units per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0981 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0982 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0885 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0905 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | 0.066 units per square kilometre | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | 0.1101 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0959 units per square kilometre | 0.0904 units per square kilometre | 0.1138 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0978 units per square kilometre | 0.0885 units per square kilometre | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9747 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Montenegro 0.8922 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Thailand 0.8906 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 United Arab Emirates 0.8871 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Egypt 0.8398 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Belgium 0.787 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nepal 0.7813 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Arms imports 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 17.76 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.0808 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1194 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0651 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.