Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0357 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.0357 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.082 units per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0357 units per square kilometre, in 1989.
That places Equatorial Guinea 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1996 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.057 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.082 units per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0471 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.057 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0784 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0578 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.048 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.082 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0457 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0517 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 0.0357 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 145 Sweden 0.0368 units per square kilometre compare
- 146 Haiti 0.0363 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Chad 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Congo 0.0351 units per square kilometre compare
- 150 Mali 0.0336 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0316 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Equatorial Guinea
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -96.67 % change on previous year (2013)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.78 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0085 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -30.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 113.14 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0357 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.082 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.