Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.4003 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lower 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 Lower middle income is 0.4003 units per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lower middle income peaked at 0.4071 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.181 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Lower middle income ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.181 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.2018 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2091 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2025 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2025 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2001 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3081 units per square kilometre | +54.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3169 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3254 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3278 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3295 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3321 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3382 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.343 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.348 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3577 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3852 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3519 units per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3663 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3666 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3705 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3693 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3692 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3735 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3717 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3791 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3842 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3946 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3997 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4011 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4071 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4003 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1914 units per square kilometre | 0.181 units per square kilometre | 0.2018 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2625 units per square kilometre | 0.2001 units per square kilometre | 0.3295 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.356 units per square kilometre | 0.3321 units per square kilometre | 0.3852 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.385 units per square kilometre | 0.3692 units per square kilometre | 0.4071 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4003 units per square kilometre | 0.4003 units per square kilometre | 0.4003 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 4 Israel 8.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Lebanon 7.82 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 6.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 5.83 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 5.12 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Barbados 2.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 El Salvador 2.03 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lower middle income?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Lower middle income was 0.4003 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4071 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.181 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Lower middle income rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.