Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1366 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 stood at 0.1366 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.1399 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0676 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0794 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0791 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0779 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0719 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0719 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1053 units per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.106 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1049 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1053 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1054 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1066 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.114 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1204 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1197 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.122 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.122 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1221 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1233 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.124 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1308 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1326 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1338 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1399 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1391 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0735 units per square kilometre | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | 0.0794 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0896 units per square kilometre | 0.0691 units per square kilometre | 0.1064 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1105 units per square kilometre | 0.1031 units per square kilometre | 0.122 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1305 units per square kilometre | 0.122 units per square kilometre | 0.1399 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 26 Burundi 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 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
More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Arms imports 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9725 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 67.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 110.81 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 10.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 73.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.1366 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1399 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0676 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.