Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.1591 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 0.1591 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 183.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 0.1591 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0562 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
Malawi ranks 99th of 173 countries on this measure, 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0849 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1061 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1061 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1008 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0721 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.158 units per square kilometre | +119.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1559 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0652 units per square kilometre | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0884 units per square kilometre | 0.0636 units per square kilometre | 0.1146 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0697 units per square kilometre | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | 0.0742 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1049 units per square kilometre | 0.0562 units per square kilometre | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | 0.1591 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 96 Eswatini 0.1744 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 Ecuador 0.1691 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Estonia 0.1637 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Uzbekistan 0.1543 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Chile 0.1535 units per square kilometre compare
- 102 United States 0.1525 units per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Malawi
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2022)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -21.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 117.59 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 201.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Malawi was 0.1591 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1591 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0562 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Malawi rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 99th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.