Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 1.47 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.47 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.47 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4347 units per square kilometre, in 1989.
That places Dominican Republic 18th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4595 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.4347 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4347 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4347 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4554 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4554 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4554 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +79.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8073 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.828 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.828 units per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 2013 | 1.26 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.47 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4471 units per square kilometre | 0.4347 units per square kilometre | 0.4595 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.6324 units per square kilometre | 0.4347 units per square kilometre | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9242 units per square kilometre | 0.8073 units per square kilometre | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 units per square kilometre | 0.8176 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 15 Viet Nam 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 1.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Mauritius 1.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Syria 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Rwanda 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cyprus 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Dominican Republic
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8751 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 85.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 980.99 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 1.47 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4347 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.