Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Fiji
Fiji: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2189 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Fiji, 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 Fiji is 0.2189 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Fiji peaked at 0.2737 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1478 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Fiji 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Fiji, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1478 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2737 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2737 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2737 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2737 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2135 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.197 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.197 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1642 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2211 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.2189 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.2189 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5427 units per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1834 units per square kilometre | 0.1478 units per square kilometre | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2304 units per square kilometre | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | 0.2737 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1998 units per square kilometre | 0.1642 units per square kilometre | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 units per square kilometre | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | 0.2211 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | 0.2189 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 85 Cape Verde 0.2481 units per square kilometre compare
- 86 Nigeria 0.2448 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Uganda 0.2294 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2148 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Honduras 0.2056 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Bahamas 0.1998 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Fiji
- 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 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Fiji?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Fiji was 0.2189 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2737 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1478 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Fiji rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Fiji ranks 88th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Fiji 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.