Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA total
IDA total: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1785 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA total, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 0.1785 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA total peaked at 0.216 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1107 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places IDA total 24th 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 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA total, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1355 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.135 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1293 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1247 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1999 units per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2044 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2069 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2066 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2152 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.216 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1895 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.201 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2001 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1921 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1928 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1933 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1954 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2045 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2132 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2118 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1915 units per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.19 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1892 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1927 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1911 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1877 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.188 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1936 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1785 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1198 units per square kilometre | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1674 units per square kilometre | 0.1169 units per square kilometre | 0.2152 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1983 units per square kilometre | 0.1895 units per square kilometre | 0.216 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1949 units per square kilometre | 0.1877 units per square kilometre | 0.2132 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1785 units per square kilometre | 0.1785 units per square kilometre | 0.1785 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 24 Pakistan 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Netherlands 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Burundi 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Italy 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for IDA total
- Arms imports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 40.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 135.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA total?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in IDA total was 0.1785 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.216 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1107 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does IDA total rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- IDA total ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.