Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0727 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 0.0727 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.1045 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.046 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 38th out of 43 groups 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0487 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0627 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0524 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0504 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0494 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | +96.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0921 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.092 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0907 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.101 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.072 units per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0792 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0758 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0732 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0829 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0848 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0841 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0843 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0787 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0769 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0828 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | -12.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +96.5% | 0.046 units per square kilometre | 0.0903 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0553 units per square kilometre | 0.0487 units per square kilometre | 0.0619 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | 0.046 units per square kilometre | 0.101 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | 0.0675 units per square kilometre | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0831 units per square kilometre | 0.0769 units per square kilometre | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | 0.0727 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 35 Montenegro 0.8922 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Thailand 0.8906 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 United Arab Emirates 0.8871 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Egypt 0.8398 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Belgium 0.787 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Nepal 0.7813 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Belarus 0.7784 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Arms imports 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4116 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -31.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 387.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.3 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0117 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0727 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1045 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.046 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.