Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2172 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 0.2172 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.2395 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1651 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places IDA & IBRD total 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2039 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.2227 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2158 units per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1782 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.169 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2377 units per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2395 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2363 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2371 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2347 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2354 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2239 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2246 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.224 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2135 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2257 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2122 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2146 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2174 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2224 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2243 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2245 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2207 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2122 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.215 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2168 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2169 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2199 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2201 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2133 units per square kilometre | 0.2039 units per square kilometre | 0.2227 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2113 units per square kilometre | 0.1651 units per square kilometre | 0.2395 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2214 units per square kilometre | 0.2122 units per square kilometre | 0.2354 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2188 units per square kilometre | 0.2122 units per square kilometre | 0.2245 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | 0.2172 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 17 Mauritius 1.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 1.47 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Syria 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Rwanda 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Cyprus 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Kuwait 1.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Jordan 1.31 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Arms imports 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 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 -17.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.54 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 129.18 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 894.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 171.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA & IBRD total was 0.2172 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2395 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1651 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.