Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Honduras
Honduras: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2056 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Honduras, 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 Honduras is 0.2056 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 0.2172 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1278 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
Honduras ranks 90th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Honduras, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1484 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1698 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1519 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1519 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1519 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1519 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1609 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1671 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1671 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2029 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2056 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2051 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2056 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2056 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.2056 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.2056 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | 0.1484 units per square kilometre | 0.1698 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1676 units per square kilometre | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1617 units per square kilometre | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | 0.1787 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1868 units per square kilometre | 0.1671 units per square kilometre | 0.2056 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2056 units per square kilometre | 0.2056 units per square kilometre | 0.2056 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 87 Uganda 0.2294 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Fiji 0.2189 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2148 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Bahamas 0.1998 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Costa Rica 0.1958 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Togo 0.1839 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Honduras
- 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 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6466 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 -100 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Honduras?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Honduras was 0.2056 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2172 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1278 units per square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Honduras rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Honduras ranks 90th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.