Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Egypt
Egypt: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.8398 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Egypt, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Egypt stood at 0.8398 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Egypt peaked at 0.87 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4259 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Egypt 38th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Egypt, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.447 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.4521 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.436 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.436 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4259 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4259 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.432 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6128 units per square kilometre | +41.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6751 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6831 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6831 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6831 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6816 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7715 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7765 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7836 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8016 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8027 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.87 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.87 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.87 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8695 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8398 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8398 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8398 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4495 units per square kilometre | 0.447 units per square kilometre | 0.4521 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.5493 units per square kilometre | 0.4259 units per square kilometre | 0.6831 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8097 units per square kilometre | 0.6816 units per square kilometre | 0.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8394 units per square kilometre | 0.8393 units per square kilometre | 0.8398 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8398 units per square kilometre | 0.8398 units per square kilometre | 0.8398 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 35 Montenegro 0.8922 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Thailand 0.8906 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 United Arab Emirates 0.8871 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Belgium 0.787 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nepal 0.7813 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Belarus 0.7784 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Egypt
- Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.56 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -24.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.40 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Egypt?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Egypt was 0.8398 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4259 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Egypt rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.