Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Angola
Angola: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0938 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Angola, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Angola is 0.0938 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Angola peaked at 0.1203 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0397 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Angola ranks 122nd of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Angola, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | +116.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0922 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1203 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1027 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0963 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1007 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1035 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0942 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1167 units per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1043 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 0.0938 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's 0.0938 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +116.2% | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | 0.0858 units per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +30.4% | 0.0922 units per square kilometre | 0.1203 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1004 units per square kilometre | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | 0.1203 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0963 units per square kilometre | 0.0882 units per square kilometre | 0.1167 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | 0.0938 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 119 Benin 0.1064 units per square kilometre compare
- 120 Nicaragua 0.0997 units per square kilometre compare
- 121 Senegal 0.0987 units per square kilometre compare
- 123 Brazil 0.0912 units per square kilometre compare
- 124 Russia 0.0888 units per square kilometre compare
- 125 Belize 0.0877 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Angola
- 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 84.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4223 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 6.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Angola?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Angola was 0.0938 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1203 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0397 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Angola rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Angola ranks 122nd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola 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.