Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.554 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 0.554 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 112.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.554 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1847 units per square kilometre, in 2004.
Jamaica ranks 55th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1990 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3232 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3232 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3204 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3204 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2789 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1847 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.277 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2613 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2613 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2613 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2613 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2613 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3186 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3186 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3647 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3693 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5494 units per square kilometre | +48.8% |
| 2019 | 0.554 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.554 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.554 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3671 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.554 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1723 units per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | 0.277 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2951 units per square kilometre | 0.277 units per square kilometre | 0.3232 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2662 units per square kilometre | 0.1847 units per square kilometre | 0.277 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.352 units per square kilometre | 0.2613 units per square kilometre | 0.554 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.554 units per square kilometre | 0.554 units per square kilometre | 0.554 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 52 Djibouti 0.5608 units per square kilometre compare
- 53 Laos 0.5589 units per square kilometre compare
- 54 Romania 0.5563 units per square kilometre compare
- 56 Morocco 0.5512 units per square kilometre compare
- 57 Philippines 0.5265 units per square kilometre compare
- 58 Germany 0.5238 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Jamaica
- 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 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.554 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.554 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1847 units per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 55th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.