Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.0701 units per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 units per square kilometre, in 1993.
Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, 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% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0591 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 units per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0591 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +120.0% | 0.0287 units per square kilometre | 0.0631 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +62.7% | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | 0.0287 units per square kilometre |
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 Democratic Republic of Congo
- 135 Norway 0.0686 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Lesotho 0.0659 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bolivia 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 Democratic Republic of Congo
- 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 44.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 units per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 138th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.