Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA blend
IDA blend: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2842 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA blend, 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 IDA blend is 0.2842 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA blend peaked at 0.3047 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1487 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places IDA blend 12th 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 blend, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1487 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1734 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.177 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.168 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1674 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1631 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.234 units per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2313 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2422 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2451 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2473 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2499 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2626 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2621 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2606 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.265 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2691 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2519 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2687 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2687 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2686 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2699 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.266 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2662 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2662 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2668 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2763 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2766 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2805 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2858 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3047 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2842 units per square kilometre | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1604 units per square kilometre | 0.1487 units per square kilometre | 0.1721 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2049 units per square kilometre | 0.1631 units per square kilometre | 0.2473 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2627 units per square kilometre | 0.2499 units per square kilometre | 0.2691 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2759 units per square kilometre | 0.266 units per square kilometre | 0.3047 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2842 units per square kilometre | 0.2842 units per square kilometre | 0.2842 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 9 Barbados 2.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 El Salvador 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Qatar 1.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bangladesh 1.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Armenia 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Viet Nam 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for IDA blend
- Arms imports 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -57.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 529.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA blend?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA blend was 0.2842 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3047 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1487 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does IDA blend rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- IDA blend ranks 12th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.