Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latvia
Latvia: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1446 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latvia, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.1446 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 95.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latvia peaked at 0.2732 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0739 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Latvia 105th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latvia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1816 units per square kilometre | +88.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1977 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1302 units per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1395 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1519 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1607 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1302 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2732 units per square kilometre | +240.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2732 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | -70.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0923 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.086 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0853 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1109 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0964 units per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1322 units per square kilometre | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | 0.1977 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.1447 units per square kilometre | 0.0804 units per square kilometre | 0.2732 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.089 units per square kilometre | 0.0739 units per square kilometre | 0.1109 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | 0.1446 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 102 United States 0.1525 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 Oman 0.1519 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bhutan 0.1508 units per square kilometre compare
- 106 Guinea-Bissau 0.1422 units per square kilometre compare
- 107 Algeria 0.1369 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Timor-Leste 0.1345 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Latvia
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -76.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 763.99 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.43 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 674.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latvia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Latvia was 0.1446 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2732 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0739 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Latvia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Latvia ranks 105th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.
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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.