Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chad
Chad: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0357 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chad, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chad stood at 0.0357 units per square kilometre.
The figure is up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chad peaked at 0.0397 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0097 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Chad ranks 147th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chad, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +170.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0318 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0179 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | 0.0238 units per square kilometre | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0276 units per square kilometre | 0.027 units per square kilometre | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | 0.0261 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 144 Argentina 0.0376 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Sweden 0.0368 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Haiti 0.0363 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Congo 0.0351 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Mali 0.0336 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Chad
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1971 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 -87.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 27.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 49.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 557.71 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 25.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chad?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chad was 0.0357 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0397 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0097 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Chad rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Chad ranks 147th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.