Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1258 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Least developed countries, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Least developed countries stood at 0.1258 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Least developed countries peaked at 0.1767 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0697 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Least developed countries 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0697 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1003 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0961 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.091 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0877 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1498 units per square kilometre | +79.7% |
| 1996 | 0.155 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1629 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1622 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1733 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.174 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1492 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1497 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1401 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1402 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.143 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.154 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1647 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1557 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1539 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1476 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1478 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1421 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1396 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1378 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1396 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | 0.0697 units per square kilometre | 0.0897 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1262 units per square kilometre | 0.0834 units per square kilometre | 0.1733 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1474 units per square kilometre | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | 0.174 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1505 units per square kilometre | 0.1378 units per square kilometre | 0.1767 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 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
- 36 Thailand 0.8906 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Least developed countries
- Arms imports 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.645 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -26.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 19.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.48 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Least developed countries?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Least developed countries was 0.1258 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1767 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0697 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Least developed countries rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Least developed countries ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.