Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0912 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brazil, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brazil stood at 0.0912 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 0.0912 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.033 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Brazil 123rd 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.033 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0814 units per square kilometre | +129.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0814 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0836 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.081 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0863 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0911 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0912 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0912 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0912 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0912 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brazil 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 | +129.9% | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | 0.0814 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0356 units per square kilometre | 0.033 units per square kilometre | 0.0382 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0588 units per square kilometre | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | 0.0838 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0833 units per square kilometre | 0.0805 units per square kilometre | 0.0902 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0873 units per square kilometre | 0.0854 units per square kilometre | 0.0912 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0912 units per square kilometre | 0.0912 units per square kilometre | 0.0912 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 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
- 124 Russia 0.0888 units per square kilometre compare
- 125 Belize 0.0877 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0849 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Brazil
- 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 462.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.05 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 135.13 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brazil was 0.0912 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0912 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.033 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Brazil rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 123rd out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.