Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 1.74 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bangladesh stood at 1.74 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bangladesh peaked at 1.94 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7014 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Bangladesh 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.7014 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.7913 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7913 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.822 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.822 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.822 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8681 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 1996 | 1.28 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.31 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 1.54 units per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2002 | 1.54 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.93 units per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 1.94 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7463 units per square kilometre | 0.7014 units per square kilometre | 0.7913 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 0.7913 units per square kilometre | 1.48 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.62 units per square kilometre | 1.05 units per square kilometre | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 units per square kilometre | 1.7 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 9 Barbados 2.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 El Salvador 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Qatar 1.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Armenia 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Viet Nam 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Bangladesh
- Arms imports 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4321 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 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 75.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 23.25 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 530.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bangladesh?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bangladesh was 1.74 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7014 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Bangladesh rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.