Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Haiti
Haiti: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0363 units per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Haiti, 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 Haiti is 0.0363 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 733.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Haiti peaked at 0.3266 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Haiti 146th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Haiti, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2504 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.3266 units per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2903 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2903 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2903 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2903 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.254 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.254 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1996 units per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3012 units per square kilometre | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1959 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +140.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.0363 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.0363 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +140.0% | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 0.1959 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -100.0% | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +100.0% | 0.0181 units per square kilometre | 0.0363 units per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +66.7% | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0073 units per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +56.6% | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | 0.3012 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2885 units per square kilometre | 0.2504 units per square kilometre | 0.3266 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2504 units per square kilometre | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | 0.2903 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2148 units per square kilometre | 0.1923 units per square kilometre | 0.3012 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 143 Madagascar 0.0378 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Argentina 0.0376 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Sweden 0.0368 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Chad 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Congo 0.0351 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Haiti
- Democracy, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2021)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- 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 -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (1985)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (1985)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Haiti?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Haiti was 0.0363 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3266 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Haiti rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Haiti ranks 146th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Haiti 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.