Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Cambodia
Cambodia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 1.08 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia is 1.08 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Cambodia peaked at 2.04 units per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1983 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Cambodia 29th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1983 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.5608 units per square kilometre | +182.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6345 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6345 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7648 units per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5778 units per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3966 units per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1995 | 1.75 units per square kilometre | +340.7% |
| 1996 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.04 units per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.04 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2002 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3796 units per square kilometre | 0.1983 units per square kilometre | 0.5608 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.26 units per square kilometre | 0.3966 units per square kilometre | 2.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 2.04 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 26 Burundi 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Italy 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Iraq 1.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 India 1.03 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Cambodia
- Arms imports 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0013 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 68.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 40.85 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0155 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 720.54 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 305.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Cambodia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Cambodia was 1.08 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 units per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1983 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Cambodia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Cambodia ranks 29th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.