Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.2617 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income is 0.2617 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income peaked at 0.2792 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1927 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Low & middle income 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.2113 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.235 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2323 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2155 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2041 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.197 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1927 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2747 units per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2792 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2733 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2761 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2766 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2786 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2669 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2684 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2689 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2557 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2714 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2558 units per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2581 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2615 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.269 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2723 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2737 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2667 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2568 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2599 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2594 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2611 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2616 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2649 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2651 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2617 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2231 units per square kilometre | 0.2113 units per square kilometre | 0.235 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2422 units per square kilometre | 0.1927 units per square kilometre | 0.2792 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2654 units per square kilometre | 0.2557 units per square kilometre | 0.2786 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2641 units per square kilometre | 0.2568 units per square kilometre | 0.2737 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2617 units per square kilometre | 0.2617 units per square kilometre | 0.2617 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 11 Qatar 1.91 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Bangladesh 1.74 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Armenia 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Viet Nam 1.67 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brunei Darussalam 1.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Mauritius 1.5 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Low & middle income
- Arms imports 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -22.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 102.29 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 687.69 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Low & middle income was 0.2617 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2792 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1927 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Low & middle income rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Low & middle income ranks 14th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.