Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lesotho
Lesotho: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0659 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▬ Flat
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0659 units per square kilometre for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lesotho peaked at 0.0659 units per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0659 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Lesotho 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0659 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1318 units per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0659 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 133 Cameroon 0.0719 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Ghana 0.0703 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Norway 0.0686 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Bolivia 0.0655 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Guinea 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Lesotho
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4526 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lesotho?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lesotho was 0.0659 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0659 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0659 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Lesotho rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.