Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 2.03 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.03 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
That represents a change of up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 2.9 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.7239 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places El Salvador 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2.01 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 2.17 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 2.65 units per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1991 | 2.9 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 2.36 units per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 2.36 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 1995 | 1.86 units per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.77 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7239 units per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7722 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 2007 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 1.59 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.56 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 units per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.03 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.03 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.03 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 11.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +75.0% | 0.7722 units per square kilometre | 1.35 units per square kilometre |
| 2004 | -45.5% | 1.33 units per square kilometre | 0.7239 units per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -38.8% | 2.36 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +28.3% | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 1.86 units per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +28.5% | 1.56 units per square kilometre | 2 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.09 units per square kilometre | 2.01 units per square kilometre | 2.17 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.1 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 2.9 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 units per square kilometre | 0.7239 units per square kilometre | 1.59 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 units per square kilometre | 1.56 units per square kilometre | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 2.03 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 7 South 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
- 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
More public sector data for El Salvador
- 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 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 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 -100 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 2.03 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7239 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does El Salvador rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 10th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.