Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.3335 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.3335 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4314 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3089 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3784 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.4012 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3497 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3358 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3265 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3089 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4289 units per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4314 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3951 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4087 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4074 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4131 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3981 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4014 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4042 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3693 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.401 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3933 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3479 units per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.348 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3529 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3546 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.364 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3657 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3657 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3657 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3562 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.347 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3465 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3465 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3366 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3335 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3898 units per square kilometre | 0.3784 units per square kilometre | 0.4012 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3759 units per square kilometre | 0.3089 units per square kilometre | 0.4314 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3829 units per square kilometre | 0.3479 units per square kilometre | 0.4131 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3549 units per square kilometre | 0.3366 units per square kilometre | 0.3657 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3335 units per square kilometre | 0.3335 units per square kilometre | 0.3335 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 6 Malta 6.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 5.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 5.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Barbados 2.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 El Salvador 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Qatar 1.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bangladesh 1.74 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 872.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4124 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 163.99 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 94.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.3335 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4314 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3089 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.