Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.3232 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, 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 East Asia & Pacific is 0.3232 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.3877 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3085 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places East Asia & Pacific 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3379 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.3616 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3444 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3376 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3278 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.321 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3085 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3877 units per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3873 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3718 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3809 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3801 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3831 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3741 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3764 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3755 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3537 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3753 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3689 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3392 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3393 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3446 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3457 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3518 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3528 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3528 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3486 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3426 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3401 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3348 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3328 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3267 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3232 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3498 units per square kilometre | 0.3379 units per square kilometre | 0.3616 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.3547 units per square kilometre | 0.3085 units per square kilometre | 0.3877 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.363 units per square kilometre | 0.3392 units per square kilometre | 0.3831 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3429 units per square kilometre | 0.3267 units per square kilometre | 0.3528 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3232 units per square kilometre | 0.3232 units per square kilometre | 0.3232 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 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
- 13 Eritrea 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Armenia 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Arms imports 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 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 12.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 217.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 518.54 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 170.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific was 0.3232 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3877 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3085 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.