Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0591 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 0.0591 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 0.0701 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 138th 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0243 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | +62.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.041 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0431 units per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0631 units per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0666 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0592 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0218 units per square kilometre | 0.0212 units per square kilometre | 0.0225 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | 0.041 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0459 units per square kilometre | 0.0282 units per square kilometre | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0603 units per square kilometre | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | 0.0701 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | 0.0591 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 135 Norway 0.0686 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Lesotho 0.0659 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0655 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Guinea 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Kenya 0.0413 units per square kilometre compare
- 141 Burkina Faso 0.0402 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Arms imports 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3203 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 29.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 899.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 0.0591 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0701 units per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 138th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.