Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0351 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo, 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 Congo is 0.0351 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0489 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Congo 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0347 units per square kilometre | 0.0255 units per square kilometre | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0365 units per square kilometre | 0.0264 units per square kilometre | 0.0489 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 146 Haiti 0.0363 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Chad 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Mali 0.0336 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0316 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Gabon 0.0272 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Congo
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 28.75 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -36.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0351 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0489 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 149th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.