Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.4229 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.4229 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.5037 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3757 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4281 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.4635 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4392 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4225 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4086 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3931 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3757 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5037 units per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5016 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4703 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4837 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4825 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4879 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4747 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4779 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4807 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4476 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.479 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4713 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4263 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4264 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4365 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4382 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4476 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4492 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4492 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4492 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4398 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4363 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4358 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4358 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4259 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4229 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4458 units per square kilometre | 0.4281 units per square kilometre | 0.4635 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.4481 units per square kilometre | 0.3757 units per square kilometre | 0.5037 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4608 units per square kilometre | 0.4263 units per square kilometre | 0.4879 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4407 units per square kilometre | 0.4259 units per square kilometre | 0.4492 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4229 units per square kilometre | 0.4229 units per square kilometre | 0.4229 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 Singapore 82.17 units per square kilometre compare
- 2 Bahrain 24.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 12.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Israel 8.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Lebanon 7.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 6.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 5.83 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4073 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -41.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 161.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 346.78 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 93.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.4229 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5037 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3757 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.