Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0877 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belize, 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 Belize is 0.0877 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 90.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.0877 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Belize 125th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0877 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0877 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | 0.046 units per square kilometre | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 122 Angola 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
- 123 Brazil 0.0912 units per square kilometre compare
- 124 Russia 0.0888 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0849 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 South Sudan 0.0839 units per square kilometre compare
- 128 Sudan 0.0771 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Belize
- 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 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.0877 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0877 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Belize rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 125th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.