Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1361 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.1361 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1393 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0632 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 43 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0756 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1035 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1029 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1017 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1005 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.102 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1201 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1193 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1219 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1231 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1238 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1308 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1322 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1328 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1367 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1382 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.07 units per square kilometre | 0.0632 units per square kilometre | 0.0767 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0867 units per square kilometre | 0.0658 units per square kilometre | 0.1035 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | 0.1018 units per square kilometre | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.13 units per square kilometre | 0.1217 units per square kilometre | 0.1393 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 27 Italy 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Greece 1.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Cambodia 1.08 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Iraq 1.06 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 India 1.03 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 0.9922 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9814 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 64.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 106.17 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0105 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 66.10 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.1361 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1393 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0632 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.