Statizoid

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

Latest (2020)
0.0659 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 173 countries
All-time high
0.0659 units per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
0.0659 units per square kilometre
in 1985
Years of data
33
1985–2020

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lesotho, 1985–2020

00.020.040.061985200220201985: 0.066 units per square kilometre1989: 0.066 units per square kilometre1990: 0.066 units per square kilometre1991: 0.066 units per square kilometre1992: 0.066 units per square kilometre1993: 0.066 units per square kilometre1994: 0.066 units per square kilometre1995: 0.066 units per square kilometre1996: 0.066 units per square kilometre1997: 0.066 units per square kilometre1998: 0.066 units per square kilometre1999: 0.066 units per square kilometre2000: 0.066 units per square kilometre2001: 0.066 units per square kilometre2002: 0.066 units per square kilometre2003: 0.066 units per square kilometre2004: 0.066 units per square kilometre2005: 0.066 units per square kilometre2006: 0.066 units per square kilometre2007: 0.066 units per square kilometre2008: 0.066 units per square kilometre2009: 0.066 units per square kilometre2010: 0.066 units per square kilometre2011: 0.066 units per square kilometre2012: 0.066 units per square kilometre2013: 0.066 units per square kilometre2014: 0.066 units per square kilometre2015: 0.066 units per square kilometre2016: 0.066 units per square kilometre2017: 0.066 units per square kilometre2018: 0.066 units per square kilometre2019: 0.066 units per square kilometre2020: 0.066 units per square kilometre

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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 133 Cameroon 0.0719 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 134 Ghana 0.0703 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 135 Norway 0.0686 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 137 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0655 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 138 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 139 Guinea 0.0529 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

More public sector data for Lesotho

All data for Lesotho →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lesotho. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/armed-forces-personnel-total-per-square-kilometre/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/armed-forces-personnel-total-per-square-kilometre/lesotho/">Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lesotho</a> — Statizoid

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

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

Indicator
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
219 places, 6,752 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

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.