Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brunei
Brunei: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 1.52 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brunei, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 1.52 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brunei peaked at 2.3 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.759 units per square kilometre, in 1989.
That places Brunei 16th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brunei, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.778 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.759 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.759 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.759 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.759 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.759 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9488 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1996 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.72 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.66 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.67 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.84 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 2.09 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.52 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.52 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3775 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.52 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5427 units per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brunei 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 | +80.0% | 0.9488 units per square kilometre | 1.71 units per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -33.9% | 2.3 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +30.8% | 1.76 units per square kilometre | 2.3 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | +25.0% | 0.759 units per square kilometre | 0.9488 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7685 units per square kilometre | 0.759 units per square kilometre | 0.778 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.25 units per square kilometre | 0.759 units per square kilometre | 1.73 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 units per square kilometre | 1.67 units per square kilometre | 2.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 2.3 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 13 Eritrea 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Armenia 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Vietnam 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Mauritius 1.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 1.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Syria 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Brunei
- Arms imports 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 60.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0018 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 154.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,207 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 24.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 558.61 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,087 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brunei?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Brunei was 1.52 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.759 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Brunei rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Brunei ranks 16th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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.