Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1064 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Benin, 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 Benin is 0.1064 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.1086 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0399 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Benin ranks 119th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1086 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | 0.0532 units per square kilometre | 0.0709 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0894 units per square kilometre | 0.0643 units per square kilometre | 0.1086 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 116 Ethiopia 0.1223 units per square kilometre compare
- 117 Turkmenistan 0.1213 units per square kilometre compare
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 0.1095 units per square kilometre compare
- 120 Nicaragua 0.0997 units per square kilometre compare
- 121 Senegal 0.0987 units per square kilometre compare
- 122 Angola 0.0938 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Benin
- Arms imports 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4149 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -45.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 10.66 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0072 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 154.11 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.1064 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1086 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0399 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Benin rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 119th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.