Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mali
Mali: Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre was 0.0336 units per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mali, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mali stood at 0.0336 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 95.2% on the previous year and up 237.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mali peaked at 0.0336 units per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.004 units per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Mali 150th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mali, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | +95.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.0336 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0839 units per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.0336 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0719 units per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +95.2% | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 0.0336 units per square kilometre |
| 1989 | +63.3% | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +62.5% | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +51.3% | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.0097 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -35.8% | 0.01 units per square kilometre | 0.0064 units per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +26.7% | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 0.009 units per square kilometre | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 147 Chad 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 0.0357 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Congo 0.0351 units per square kilometre compare
- 151 Tanzania 0.0316 units per square kilometre compare
- 152 Gabon 0.0272 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 0.0263 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mali?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre in Mali was 0.0336 units per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0336 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 units per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Mali rank for armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre?
- Mali ranks 150th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.