Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1336 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.1336 units per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.1369 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0599 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.065 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0647 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | +59.5% |
| 1996 | 0.101 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1014 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0996 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1008 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1022 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1036 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1004 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1109 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1173 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1166 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1189 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1189 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.119 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1202 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1209 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1278 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1296 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1308 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1345 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | 0.065 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | 0.0625 units per square kilometre | 0.1026 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1073 units per square kilometre | 0.1 units per square kilometre | 0.1189 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1275 units per square kilometre | 0.1189 units per square kilometre | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9747 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Montenegro 0.8922 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Arms imports 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9954 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 113.41 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 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 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1336 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1369 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0599 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.