Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Argentina
Argentina: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0376 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Argentina, 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 Argentina is 0.0376 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Argentina peaked at 0.0395 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0238 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
Argentina ranks 144th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Argentina, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0311 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0256 units per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.036 units per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0375 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0373 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0385 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.0376 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.0376 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +42.8% | 0.0252 units per square kilometre | 0.036 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0371 units per square kilometre | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0317 units per square kilometre | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | 0.0369 units per square kilometre | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0383 units per square kilometre | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | 0.0386 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 141 Burkina Faso 0.0402 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Zealand 0.038 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Madagascar 0.0378 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Sweden 0.0368 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Haiti 0.0363 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Chad 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Argentina
- 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 108.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.941 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 104.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Argentina?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Argentina was 0.0376 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0395 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0238 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Argentina rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 144th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.