Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0363 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States, 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 Caribbean Small States is 0.0363 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.0444 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
Caribbean Small States ranks 43rd of 43 groups on this measure, 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 Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +125.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0424 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0421 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0444 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0267 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0281 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0314 units per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0326 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States 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 | +125.7% | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | 0.0396 units per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +39.3% | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 0.0267 units per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -36.4% | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | 0.0176 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.03 units per square kilometre | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | 0.0438 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | 0.0444 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0301 units per square kilometre | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 40 Nepal 0.7813 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Belarus 0.7784 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Cuba 0.7322 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Japan 0.716 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Myanmar 0.7094 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Turkey 0.6653 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 North Macedonia 0.6344 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Tax revenue 17.7% (2017)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.1% (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 20.8% (2019)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.4% (2017)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.5% (2017)
- Interest payments 13.2% (2019)
- Grants and other revenue 18.7% (2019)
- Interest payments 9.6% (2019)
- Other taxes 16.1% (2019)
- Compensation of employees 32.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Caribbean Small States was 0.0363 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0444 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 43rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.