Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in High income
High income: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1347 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in High income, 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 High income is 0.1347 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in High income peaked at 0.2295 units per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1345 units per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places High income 31st out of 43 groups 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 High income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2168 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.224 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.223 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1818 units per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1678 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1837 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1774 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1793 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1693 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1616 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1566 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1562 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1526 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1502 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1555 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1485 units per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1495 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1492 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1466 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.146 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1417 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1416 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1382 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1356 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1387 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1381 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.135 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1347 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1347 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2231 units per square kilometre | 0.2168 units per square kilometre | 0.2295 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1855 units per square kilometre | 0.1678 units per square kilometre | 0.224 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1527 units per square kilometre | 0.1466 units per square kilometre | 0.1616 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1384 units per square kilometre | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | 0.146 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1347 units per square kilometre | 0.1347 units per square kilometre | 0.1347 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 28 Greece 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Cambodia 1.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Iraq 1.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 India 1.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 0.9922 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9747 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for High income
- Arms imports 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 12.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 16.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.59 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,385 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0272 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.96 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 292.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in High income?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in High income was 0.1347 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2295 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1345 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does High income rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- High income ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.