Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bolivia
Bolivia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0655 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bolivia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bolivia stood at 0.0655 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bolivia peaked at 0.0768 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0255 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Bolivia 137th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Bolivia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +128.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0642 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0633 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0646 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0657 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0656 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 0.0655 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 0.0655 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bolivia 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 | +128.9% | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 0.0592 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0456 units per square kilometre | 0.0258 units per square kilometre | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0688 units per square kilometre | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 134 Ghana 0.0703 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Norway 0.0686 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Lesotho 0.0659 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Guinea 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Kenya 0.0413 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Bolivia
- 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 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bolivia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Bolivia was 0.0655 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0768 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0255 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Bolivia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Bolivia ranks 137th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.