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Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Botswana

Botswana: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0159 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.0159 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0194 units per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0071 units per square kilometre
in 1985
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1985–2020

00.0050.010.0150.021985200220201985: 0.007 units per square kilometre1989: 0.011 units per square kilometre1990: 0.011 units per square kilometre1991: 0.012 units per square kilometre1992: 0.012 units per square kilometre1993: 0.012 units per square kilometre1994: 0.012 units per square kilometre1995: 0.015 units per square kilometre1996: 0.015 units per square kilometre1997: 0.015 units per square kilometre1998: 0.017 units per square kilometre1999: 0.018 units per square kilometre2000: 0.018 units per square kilometre2001: 0.018 units per square kilometre2002: 0.019 units per square kilometre2003: 0.019 units per square kilometre2004: 0.018 units per square kilometre2005: 0.019 units per square kilometre2006: 0.019 units per square kilometre2007: 0.019 units per square kilometre2008: 0.019 units per square kilometre2009: 0.019 units per square kilometre2010: 0.019 units per square kilometre2011: 0.019 units per square kilometre2012: 0.019 units per square kilometre2013: 0.019 units per square kilometre2014: 0.019 units per square kilometre2015: 0.016 units per square kilometre2016: 0.016 units per square kilometre2017: 0.016 units per square kilometre2018: 0.016 units per square kilometre2019: 0.016 units per square kilometre2020: 0.016 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.0159 units per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0194 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 units per square kilometre, in 1985.

That places Botswana 160th 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 Botswana, year by year

Year units per square kilometre Change
1985 0.0071 units per square kilometre —
1989 0.0106 units per square kilometre +50.0%
1990 0.0106 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1991 0.0124 units per square kilometre +16.7%
1992 0.0124 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0124 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0124 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.015 units per square kilometre +21.4%
1996 0.015 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.015 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0168 units per square kilometre +11.8%
1999 0.0176 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2000 0.0176 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0176 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0185 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2003 0.0185 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0176 units per square kilometre -4.8%
2005 0.0194 units per square kilometre +10.0%
2006 0.0194 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0194 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0194 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0185 units per square kilometre -4.5%
2010 0.0185 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0185 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.0185 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0185 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0185 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0159 units per square kilometre -14.3%
2016 0.0159 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0159 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.0159 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0159 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2020 0.0159 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0088 units per square kilometre 0.0071 units per square kilometre 0.0106 units per square kilometre 2
1990s 0.0139 units per square kilometre 0.0106 units per square kilometre 0.0176 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0186 units per square kilometre 0.0176 units per square kilometre 0.0194 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0172 units per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre 0.0185 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0159 units per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre 0.0159 units per square kilometre 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 157 Mauritania 0.0204 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 158 Namibia 0.0194 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 159 Central African Republic 0.0161 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 161 Guyana 0.0142 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 162 Mozambique 0.014 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 163 Suriname 0.0125 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Botswana?
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0159 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0194 units per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 units per square kilometre in 1985.
How does Botswana rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 160th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana 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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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.

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Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
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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.