Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burundi
Burundi: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 1.21 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burundi, 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 Burundi is 1.21 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burundi peaked at 3.19 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2025 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Burundi ranks 26th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burundi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2025 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.4283 units per square kilometre | +111.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4673 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4673 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5062 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5062 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.662 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5685 units per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8567 units per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8567 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.69 units per square kilometre | +97.7% |
| 1999 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.18 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 3.15 units per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 3.19 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2008 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6 units per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 2019 | 1.99 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.21 units per square kilometre | -39.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.21 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 units per square kilometre, 14.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.21 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 16.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +111.5% | 0.2025 units per square kilometre | 0.4283 units per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +97.7% | 0.8567 units per square kilometre | 1.69 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3154 units per square kilometre | 0.2025 units per square kilometre | 0.4283 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.8357 units per square kilometre | 0.4673 units per square kilometre | 1.77 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 units per square kilometre | 1.77 units per square kilometre | 3.19 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.87 units per square kilometre | 1.21 units per square kilometre | 1.99 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 units per square kilometre | 1.21 units per square kilometre | 1.21 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 23 Jordan 1.31 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Netherlands 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Italy 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Cambodia 1.08 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Burundi
- 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 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1632 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0007 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 200 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burundi?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Burundi was 1.21 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2025 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Burundi rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Burundi ranks 26th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.