Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0703 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 0.0703 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0703 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0308 units per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Ghana 134th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0563 units per square kilometre | +82.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0637 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0703 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0703 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0683 units per square kilometre | 0.0664 units per square kilometre | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0397 units per square kilometre | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | 0.0637 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0422 units per square kilometre | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0686 units per square kilometre | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | 0.0703 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 131 Paraguay 0.073 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 Finland 0.0724 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 Cameroon 0.0719 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Norway 0.0686 units per square kilometre compare
- 136 Lesotho 0.0659 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bolivia 0.0655 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Ghana
- 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 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3195 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 37.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0703 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0703 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0308 units per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 134th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.