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% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.47 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.47 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 8.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 Vietnam 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brunei 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
- 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 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
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.