Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chile
Chile: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1535 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chile, 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 Chile is 0.1535 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chile peaked at 0.1748 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.121 units per square kilometre, in 1991.
Chile ranks 101st of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chile, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.121 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1237 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1237 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1748 units per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1626 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1688 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1668 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1648 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1567 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1644 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1578 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.156 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.156 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1396 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1396 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1395 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1427 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1427 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1476 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1476 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1642 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1644 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1646 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1642 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | -6.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.1535 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3775 units per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.1535 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chile 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 | +27.5% | 0.1372 units per square kilometre | 0.1748 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1318 units per square kilometre | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | 0.1358 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1471 units per square kilometre | 0.121 units per square kilometre | 0.1748 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1499 units per square kilometre | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | 0.1644 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1517 units per square kilometre | 0.1395 units per square kilometre | 0.1646 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | 0.1535 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 98 Estonia 0.1637 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Malawi 0.1591 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 0.1543 units per square kilometre compare
- 102 United States 0.1525 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 Oman 0.1519 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bhutan 0.1508 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Chile
- 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 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7083 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chile?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Chile was 0.1535 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1748 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.121 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Chile rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 101st out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.