Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.3858 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Colombia, 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 Colombia is 0.3858 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.4337 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0597 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Colombia ranks 69th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.082 units per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0991 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0991 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1253 units per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1253 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1316 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2104 units per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2103 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2103 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2103 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2082 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2226 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2367 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2367 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2745 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3028 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3028 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3587 units per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3704 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3704 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3982 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3982 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3968 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3968 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4108 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4108 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4336 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4336 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4335 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4337 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4335 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3858 units per square kilometre | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0708 units per square kilometre | 0.0597 units per square kilometre | 0.082 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.163 units per square kilometre | 0.0991 units per square kilometre | 0.2104 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3074 units per square kilometre | 0.2226 units per square kilometre | 0.3982 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4181 units per square kilometre | 0.3968 units per square kilometre | 0.4337 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3858 units per square kilometre | 0.3858 units per square kilometre | 0.3858 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 66 Gambia 0.3953 units per square kilometre compare
- 67 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3889 units per square kilometre compare
- 68 Luxembourg 0.3884 units per square kilometre compare
- 70 Serbia 0.3805 units per square kilometre compare
- 71 Panama 0.3775 units per square kilometre compare
- 72 Denmark 0.375 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Colombia
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3593 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 533.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 285.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 40.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 15.10 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.3858 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4337 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0597 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Colombia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 69th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.